Effective lifestyle management and risk factor modification are critical to arrest and reverse the progression of atrial fibrillation and increase the likelihood of success following catheter ablation.
Does lifestyle modification improve freedom from arrhythmia following catheter ablation in patients with atrial fibrillation?
Effective lifestyle management is a critical pillar of atrial fibrillation care that can arrest disease progression and increase the likelihood of success following catheter ablation.
Management of atrial fibrillation (AF) requires a comprehensive approach due to the limited success of medical or procedural approaches in isolation. Multiple modifiable risk factors contribute to the development and progression of the underlying substrate, with a heightened risk of progression evident with inadequate risk factor management. With increased mortality, stroke, heart failure and healthcare utilisation linked to AF, international guidelines now strongly support risk factor modification as a critical pillar of AF care due to evidence demonstrating the efficacy of this approach. Effective lifestyle management is key to arrest and reverse the progression of AF, in addition to increasing the likelihood of freedom from arrhythmia following catheter ablation.
Fitzgerald et al. (Mon,) conducted a review in Atrial fibrillation. Lifestyle modification and risk factor management was evaluated. Effective lifestyle management and risk factor modification are critical to arrest and reverse the progression of atrial fibrillation and increase the likelihood of success following catheter ablation.
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