Nayak Srishti, Natarajan Balaji, Pai Ramdas G
Loma Linda University School of Medicine, Loma Linda, California.
University of California, Riverside School of Medicine, Riverside, California.
Int J Angiol. 2020 Jun;29(2):65-71. doi: 10.1055/s-0040-1705153. Epub 2020 Mar 29.
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a disorganized tachyarrhythmia with significant public health importance due to high morbidity, mortality, and health-care costs. Incidence rate of AF is on the rise and there are several modifiable and nonmodifiable risk factors that are responsible. Exact mechanisms and pathogenesis of AF are still poorly understood, yet they still have great implications in management. The aim of this article is to summarize the epidemiology, major risk factors, and their role in the pathogenesis of AF. Finally, we have reviewed the classification of AF as per professional society guidelines.
心房颤动（AF）是一种紊乱的快速心律失常，因其高发病率、死亡率和医疗成本而具有重大的公共卫生意义。AF的发病率正在上升，有多种可改变和不可改变的风险因素与之相关。AF的确切机制和发病机制仍知之甚少，但它们在管理中仍具有重要意义。本文的目的是总结AF的流行病学、主要风险因素及其在发病机制中的作用。最后，我们根据专业学会指南回顾了AF的分类。
