High BP causes atrial fibrillation, says ESC study
Written By : Dr. Kamal Kant Kohli
Published On 2021-02-09 05:45 GMT | Update On 2023-10-03 09:11 GMT
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Sophia Antipolis: Atrial fibrillation is the most common heart rhythm disorder, affecting more than 40 million individuals globally. People with the disorder have a five times greater risk of having a stroke.
Researchers have found in a new study that high blood pressure may cause atrial fibrillation.
The first evidence from genetic data that high blood pressure is causally associated with the most common heart rhythm disorder is published in the European Journal of Preventive Cardiology.
Studies in the past have shown an association between high blood pressure and developing atrial fibrillation, but there was no strong evidence of direct causality.
Study author Dr. Georgios Georgiopoulos of King's College London, UK and National and Kapodistrian University of Athens, Greece said: "Establishing that elevated blood pressure causes atrial fibrillation provides further impetus for public health strategies aimed at improving blood pressure control in the general population and for individual efforts to keep levels in check."
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