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The imminent epidemic of atrial fibrillation and its concomitant diseases – Myocardial infarction and heart failure - A cause for concern
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is increasingly common in the general population. It often coincides with myocardial infarction (MI) and heart failure (HF) which are also diseases in older adults. All three conditions share common cardiovascular risk factors. While hypertension and obesity are central risk...
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6524760/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30528622 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcard.2018.11.123 |
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author | Börschel, Christin S. Schnabel, Renate B. |
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description | Atrial fibrillation (AF) is increasingly common in the general population. It often coincides with myocardial infarction (MI) and heart failure (HF) which are also diseases in older adults. All three conditions share common cardiovascular risk factors. While hypertension and obesity are central risk factors for all three diseases, smoking and diabetes appear to have less impact on AF. To date, age is the single most important risk factor for AF in the general population. Further, epidemiological studies suggest a strong association of AF to MI and HF. The underlying pathophysiological mechanisms are complex and not fully understood. Both MI and HF can trigger development of AF, mainly by promoting structural and electrical atrial remodeling. On the other hand, AF facilitates HF and MI development via multiple mechanisms, resulting in a vicious circle of cardiac impairment and adverse cardiovascular prognosis. Consequently, to prevent and treat the coincidence of AF and HF or MI a strict optimization of cardiovascular risk factors is required. |
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spelling | pubmed-65247602019-07-15 The imminent epidemic of atrial fibrillation and its concomitant diseases – Myocardial infarction and heart failure - A cause for concern Börschel, Christin S. Schnabel, Renate B. Int J Cardiol Article Atrial fibrillation (AF) is increasingly common in the general population. It often coincides with myocardial infarction (MI) and heart failure (HF) which are also diseases in older adults. All three conditions share common cardiovascular risk factors. While hypertension and obesity are central risk factors for all three diseases, smoking and diabetes appear to have less impact on AF. To date, age is the single most important risk factor for AF in the general population. Further, epidemiological studies suggest a strong association of AF to MI and HF. The underlying pathophysiological mechanisms are complex and not fully understood. Both MI and HF can trigger development of AF, mainly by promoting structural and electrical atrial remodeling. On the other hand, AF facilitates HF and MI development via multiple mechanisms, resulting in a vicious circle of cardiac impairment and adverse cardiovascular prognosis. Consequently, to prevent and treat the coincidence of AF and HF or MI a strict optimization of cardiovascular risk factors is required. Elsevier 2019-07-15 /pmc/articles/PMC6524760/ /pubmed/30528622 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcard.2018.11.123 Text en © 2018 The Authors http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/ This is an open access article under the CC BY-NC-ND license (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc-nd/4.0/). |
spellingShingle | Article Börschel, Christin S. Schnabel, Renate B. The imminent epidemic of atrial fibrillation and its concomitant diseases – Myocardial infarction and heart failure - A cause for concern |
title | The imminent epidemic of atrial fibrillation and its concomitant diseases – Myocardial infarction and heart failure - A cause for concern |
title_full | The imminent epidemic of atrial fibrillation and its concomitant diseases – Myocardial infarction and heart failure - A cause for concern |
title_fullStr | The imminent epidemic of atrial fibrillation and its concomitant diseases – Myocardial infarction and heart failure - A cause for concern |
title_full_unstemmed | The imminent epidemic of atrial fibrillation and its concomitant diseases – Myocardial infarction and heart failure - A cause for concern |
title_short | The imminent epidemic of atrial fibrillation and its concomitant diseases – Myocardial infarction and heart failure - A cause for concern |
title_sort | imminent epidemic of atrial fibrillation and its concomitant diseases – myocardial infarction and heart failure - a cause for concern |
topic | Article |
url | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6524760/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/30528622 http://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.ijcard.2018.11.123 |
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