Epidemiology and modifiable risk factors for atrial fibrillation

• Published in: Nature reviews cardiology Vol. 20; no. 6; pp. 404 - 417
• Main Authors: Elliott, Adrian D., Middeldorp, Melissa E., Van Gelder, Isabelle C., Albert, Christine M., Sanders, Prashanthan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: London Nature Publishing Group UK 01.06.2023; Nature Publishing Group
• Subjects: 692/4019/592/75/29/1309; 692/499; Atrial Fibrillation - epidemiology; Cardiac arrhythmia; Cardiac Imaging; Cardiac Surgery; Cardiology; Comorbidity; Epidemiology; Humans; Life Style; Medicine; Medicine & Public Health; Prevention; Review Article; Risk Factors

The global prevalence of atrial fibrillation (AF) has increased substantially over the past three decades and is currently approximately 60 million cases. Incident AF and its clinical consequences are largely the result of risk factors that can be modified by lifestyle changes. In this Review, we pr...