Guest guest Posted August 30, 2004 Report Share Posted August 30, 2004 > > Statins for the prevention of atrial fibrillation? > > San Francisco, CA - Researchers are hoping that statins will one day > be the treatment of choice for the primary prevention of atrial > fibrillation. A new study presented at the Heart Rhythm Society 25th > Annual Scientific Sessions has found that statins appear to reduce > the incidence of atrial fibrillation in patients with left atrial > enlargement and left ventricular hypertrophyespecially among those > over 65 years of age. here This will be a serious error to sign on to statins as a primary prevention for AF . Here is a sample of some statin concerns from The Mayo Clinic ; http://www.mayoclinic.com/invoke.cfm?id=AN00587 I say this because the benefits of statins can be obtained by a significant change in diet and lifestyle for most people .Certainly the young (less than 55) with early events of AF, should consider the possibility of reversing AF by conservative means. Of course we all would like a pill to solve our problem but Statins are not it .It is possible that the mass of people with a few episodes are not re- triggering for any number of reasons. Many go for years in the early stages before it brecomes persistent. How would we know if the statin is the main reason ? Lets give it some credit; it may reduce the inflamatory features of saturated fats. This is after all its sole claim to fame. The full risks are yet to be discovered . I do believe there are people who may require this treatment but I am reasonabbly sure the drug compaies would be diappointed in the numbers of sales. Regards NSR (19 months -previously 9 months persistent AF), whole foods lifestyle,managing triggers. Quote Link to comment Share on other sites More sharing options...
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