ATRIAL FIBRILLATION: RISK ASSESSMENT AND PRINCIPLES OF PRIMARY PREVENTION

Highlights The review describes the current state of the problem of assessing the risk of development, early diagnosis and primary prevention of atrial pre-fibrillation. Abstract The presented review describes the principles of primary prevention of atrial fibrillation from the standpoint of assessing the mechanisms of its formation and the risk of developing this arrhythmia. The first stage of atrial pre-fibrillation is characterized by the presence of potentially modifiable risk factors for its occurrence, and the second – by electrical and structural remodeling of the heart. The article presents the results of correction of potentially modifiable risk factors of atrial pre-fibrillation, and evaluates the effectiveness of using pharmacological and non-drug therapy. The article presents literature data on the effectiveness of correction of potentially modifiable risk factors, the use of pharmacological and non-drug therapy at the stages of atrial pre-fibrillation.