Hypertension causes atrial fibrillation

• April 16, 2024

The atrial fibrillation (FA) is the cardiac arrhythmia More frequently. It is characterized by an accelerated and irregular heart rhythm, caused in the upper chambers of the heart.

Without timely treatment, it can generate cerebrovascular accident , severe bleeding, heart attack or even death.

Most people with atrial fibrillation has well-defined risk factors such as hypertension or anatomical alteration of the heart and usually exceeds 60 years of age. The symptoms can be palpitations , lack of air and fatigue.

The treatment for this condition focuses on avoiding a stroke, through anticoagulants or aspirin, to control the symptoms with medications and / or invasive procedures.

In this regard, the doctor Douglas Packer cardiologist Mayo Clinic , leads the essay "CABANA", to analyze the recurrence of AF, risk of stroke, quality of life and cost effectiveness as a joint effort of the Heart Rate Service and Biomedical Imaging Resource Center of the Mayo Clinic and the CABANA Research Institute.

The CABANA trial will have three thousand patients from 140 centers around the world and is designed to determine if catheter ablation is more effective than drug therapy. For more information, click Here .