Lifestyle and atrial fibrillation.

Abstract

Lifestyle factors, in particular dietary intake, have been recognized as important, modifiable risk factors for cardiovascular disease. Consuming a heart-healthy diet lowers the individual's risk for cardiovascular disease. Data on the relationship between lifestyle and atrial fibrillation are controversial; however, the strong association between obesity, atrial/ventricular dysfunction and a nonhealthy lifestyle and atrial fibrillation, suggests that a correction of nutritional habits could prevent the development of arrhythmias through a reduction of underlying cardiac diseases. Today, the Mediterranean diet is considered one of the most effective in terms of its prevention of cardiovascular disease.

• Authors: Anna Vittoria Mattioli
• Journal: Expert review of cardiovascular therapy (Expert Rev Cardiovasc Ther) Vol. 9 Issue 7 Pg. 895-902 (Jul 2011) ISSN: 1744-8344 [Electronic] England
• PMID: 21809971 (Publication Type: Journal Article, Review)

Topics

• Animals
• Atrial Fibrillation (etiology, prevention & control)
• Diet, Mediterranean
• Health Behavior
• Humans
• Life Style
• Obesity (complications)
• Risk Factors
• Ventricular Dysfunction (complications)