Lifestyle Strategies for 心房纤颤

What can I do to reduce my risk for 心房纤颤?

To reduce your risk for the onset of 心房纤颤, also called AFib or AF, maintaining a heart-healthy lifestyle is always your best option. If you have been diagnosed with AFib, take medications if they are prescribed for you. 也要适当 治疗 和 management of your condition so that you can reduce the risk of AFib’s harmful consequences.

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What can I do to reduce my risk of complications associated with 心房纤颤?

These actions help lower the risk for heart disease 和 keep your circulatory system in the best condition:

• 定期 体育活动
• 吃一 有益心脏健康的饮食 low in salt, saturated fats, trans fats 和 cholesterol
• 管理 高血压
• Avoid excessive amounts of 酒精 和 咖啡因
• 不要吸烟
• Control cholesterol
• 保持一个 健康的体重

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Other underlying conditions may need 治疗 because they can contribute to the onset of AFib, 包括:

• High blood pressure (the medical term for hypertension)
• 睡眠呼吸暂停
• Thyroid disease (hyperthyroidism)
• 糖尿病
• Chronic lung disease
• Other heart conditions (心脏病, heart valve disease or 心脏衰竭)
• 家族病史
• 肥胖

What can I do to reduce my risk for 中风?

的风险 中风 in an AFib patient is as much as five times greater than that of a person without this heart disease.

得到治疗

Treatment for AFib is imperative to reduce your risk for 中风.

Know your additional risk factors

Other examples of 中风 risk factors include:

• 的历史 高血压
• 年龄的增加
• 以前的 中风 or transient ischemic attack (TIA)
• 糖尿病
• 心脏病
• 家族病史
• 肥胖
• 吸烟

Commit to a heart-healthy lifestyle

The good news is that you can greatly reduce by making healthy changes 和 treating your medical conditions as instructed.

Download our patient information sheets on how to live a heart-healthy lifestyle.