Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most widely recognized arrhythmia. Systemic arterial hypertension, diabetes, obesity, heart failure, and valvular heart diseases are major risk factors for the onset and progression of AF. Various studies have emphasized the augmented anxiety rate among AF patients due to the poor quality of life; however, little information is known about the possibility of triggering atrial fibrillation by anxiety. +e present review sought to underline the possible pathophysiological association between AF and anxiety disorders and suggests that anxiety can be an independent risk factor for AF, acting as atrigger, creating an arrhythmogenic substrate, and modulating the autonomic nervous system.+e awareness of the role of anxietydisorders as a risk factor for AF may lead to the development of new clinical strategies for the management of AF.
Triggers for atrial fibrillation. the role of anxiety / Severino, Paolo; Mariani, MARCO VALERIO; Maraone, Annalisa; Piro, Agostino; Ceccacci, Andrea; Tarsitani, Lorenzo; Maestrini, Viviana; Mancone, Massimo; Lavalle, Carlo; Pasquini, Massimo; Fedele, Francesco. - In: CARDIOLOGY RESEARCH AND PRACTICE. - ISSN 2090-8016. - 2019:(2019). [10.1155/2019/1208505]
Triggers for atrial fibrillation. the role of anxiety
Paolo Severino
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Writing – Original Draft Preparation
;Marco Valerio MarianiSecondo
Writing – Original Draft Preparation
;Annalisa MaraoneWriting – Original Draft Preparation
;Agostino PiroWriting – Review & Editing
;Andrea CeccacciWriting – Review & Editing
;Lorenzo TarsitaniWriting – Review & Editing
;Viviana MaestriniWriting – Review & Editing
;Massimo ManconeWriting – Review & Editing
;Carlo LavalleWriting – Review & Editing
;Massimo PasquiniPenultimo
Writing – Review & Editing
;Francesco FedeleUltimo
Supervision
2019
Abstract
Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most widely recognized arrhythmia. Systemic arterial hypertension, diabetes, obesity, heart failure, and valvular heart diseases are major risk factors for the onset and progression of AF. Various studies have emphasized the augmented anxiety rate among AF patients due to the poor quality of life; however, little information is known about the possibility of triggering atrial fibrillation by anxiety. +e present review sought to underline the possible pathophysiological association between AF and anxiety disorders and suggests that anxiety can be an independent risk factor for AF, acting as atrigger, creating an arrhythmogenic substrate, and modulating the autonomic nervous system.+e awareness of the role of anxietydisorders as a risk factor for AF may lead to the development of new clinical strategies for the management of AF.File | Dimensione | Formato | |
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