How to prevent atrial fibrillation

Atrial fibrillation is one of the more common diseases, and severe atrial fibrillation can be life-threatening. Therefore, we should pay attention to the prevention of atrial fibrillation in our daily lives, but everyone's physical condition is different, and the degree of the disease should also be different. Then people with hypertension and heart disease should be careful to avoid atrial fibrillation. So how do you prevent atrial fibrillation?

The first step to prevent atrial fibrillation is to control high-risk factors

The main risk factors for atrial fibrillation are:

1. For high blood pressure, take medication regularly and keep your blood pressure up to standard;

2. Heart valve disease should be treated promptly.

3. Timely control of coronary heart disease and diabetes can reduce the occurrence of atrial fibrillation.

4. High blood lipids. The latest research shows that lowering blood lipids can help prevent atrial fibrillation.

The second way to prevent atrial fibrillation is to develop a good lifestyle

A good lifestyle includes a regular life, a balanced diet, no smoking, less drinking, and less stimulating foods such as strong tea and coffee.

The third way to prevent atrial fibrillation is to control your weight

People with a high body mass index have a higher risk of atrial fibrillation. Obese people are also prone to high blood pressure and high blood lipids, which are related to atrial fibrillation.

Drug prevention of atrial fibrillation

Because drug therapy is the basis of atrial fibrillation treatment, some drugs such as digoxin and bisoprolol are used to control the ventricular rate of patients with atrial fibrillation, so that the ventricular rate is maintained at the ideal standard of 60 to 70 beats per minute, which can eliminate the symptoms of shortness of breath and palpitations. Taking anticoagulants such as warfarin or aspirin can prevent blood clots from forming in the left atrial appendage and prevent dangerous events such as stroke.

At the same time, when preventing atrial fibrillation, it should be noted that once atrial fibrillation occurs, due to the laws of electrical remodeling, atrial fibrillation will still occur even if the cause is eliminated. Therefore, all causes of atrial fibrillation should be eliminated before it occurs in order to truly prevent it. The LIFE trial found that the use of angiotensin II receptor antagonists such as losartan potassium and valsartan can reduce the occurrence of new-onset atrial fibrillation and consolidate and maintain sinus rhythm after cardioversion of existing atrial fibrillation. This type of drug provides a good method for preventing atrial fibrillation.