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Atrial fibrillation (atrial fibrillation) is the most common arrhythmia

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Recently, a study published at the annual scientific meeting of the American Heart Association explored the possible causes of common arrhythmias

The study included 446 patients with an average age of 58 years who had symptoms of paroxysmal atrial fibrillation

This process requires the use of mobile electrocardiogram equipment and mobile phone APP to fill in a questionnaire about the impact of atrial fibrillation on the quality of life (AFEQT), and record the possible impact of each influencing factor on atrial fibrillation

Participants in the N-of-1 group can select the predisposing factors they think are most suitable for change through the 6-week intervention, and implement 4 weeks of life>

Of all the participants, 320 (72%) completed the entire study

Compared with the control group, although the quality of life of the participants in the N-of-1 group did not improve in the last 4 weeks, the number of episodes of atrial fibrillation was reduced by 40% (adjusted relative risk RR=0.

The first author of the study, Professor Gregory M.

The paper also pointed out the limitations of the study, such as the use of mobile ECG equipment for participants, which may reduce the sensitivity and specificity of atrial fibrillation

The paper concluded that: the study did not find clear evidence that the participants can improve the quality of life of patients by changing the underlying predisposing factors

Reference

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