Heart experts call for early detection, early treatment, and improved access to innovative drugs for atrial fibrillation

On July 26, the latest analysis of the EAST-AFNET 4 study published in the leading cardiovascular journal JACC confirmed that early rhythm control can reduce the risk of stroke in patients with atrial fibrillation (hereinafter referred to as "atrial fibrillation", AF.

       Pay attention to atrial fibrillation, don't let stroke take advantage of it

       Atrial fibrillation is when the heart beats out of its normal rhyth.

       Early rhythm control significantly improves quality of life in patients with atrial fibrillation

       At present, rhythm control in patients with atrial fibrillation can be achieved clinically through drug therapy, radiofrequency ablation, and electrical cardioversion, which significantly reduces the incidence of serious complication.

       Professor Dong Yugang from the First Affiliated Hospital of Sun Yat-Sen University said: "If it is a new-onset atrial fibrillation patient with underlying heart disease, we usually give priority to drug treatment, using antiarrhythmic drugs to control atrial fibrillation and enable the patient to recove.

       The results of the prespecified analysis of the EAST-AFNET 4 study recently published by the authoritative journal JACC in the cardiovascular field[ii] suggest that early rhythm control can reduce the three different manifestations of first-diagnosed atrial fibrillation, paroxysmal atrial fibrillation and persistent atrial fibrillation risk of cardiovascular death, stroke, hospitalization for heart failure and acute coronary syndrome in patients with atrial fibrillatio.

       Professor Dong Yugang pointed out: "Clinically, when a patient has symptoms or begins to feel uncomfortable, we all recommend that the patient receive treatment as soon as possibl.
Our doctor will consider how to choose the drug according to the specific situation of thepatien.
The patient also needs to give feedback on the medication in tim.
It is convenient for doctors to adjust the choice and dosage of drug.
Special attention should not be given to stop taking drugs because you have no symptoms and feel that you are in good physical conditio.
This may lead to serious events such as strok.
Therefore, we must pay attention to atrial fibrillatio.
early prevention and treatmen.
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       Improve access to new medicines and benefit more patient groups

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       About the disease status of atrial fibrillation in China

       According to the latest epidemiological data, there are more than 20 million patients with atrial fibrillation in Chin.
With the aging of the population, the number of new patients is still risin.
The standardized prevalence of atrial fibrillation in adults over the age of 45 is about 2.
, atrial fibrillation has become a major public health problem endangering people's healt.
Atrial fibrillation significantly increases the risk of adverse outcomes such as stroke and heart failure, seriously affects the quality of life of patients, and even threatens lif.
In particular, stroke patients with atrial fibrillation are deeply in the dilemma of high medical expenses, many hospitalizations, and long hospitalization days, and bear a heavy economic burde.