Parental atrial fibrillation as a risk factor for atrial fibrillation in offspring.

By Caroline S. Fox, H. Parise, Ralph B. D’Agostino, D. Lloyd‐Jones, Ramachandran S. Vasan, Thomas J. Wang, Daniel Levy, P. Wolf, Emelia J. Benjamin. Journal of the American Medical Association (JAMA), 2004

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Subfields: Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine, Rheumatology

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2017 HRS/EHRA/ECAS/APHRS/SOLAECE expert consensus statement on catheter and surgical ablation of atrial fibrillation (2017, background): “Genetic Contribution to AF It is now well recognized that AF is heritable.(21,22,23) Individuals having a first-degree relative with AF have approximately a 40% increased risk for development of AF after accounting for established clinical AF risk factors.”
2016 ESC Guidelines for the management of atrial fibrillation developed in collaboration with EACTS. (2016, neutral): “AF, especially early-onset AF, has a strong heritable component that is independent of concomitant cardiovascular conditions.(58,59) A few young AF patients suffer from inherited cardiomyopathies or chan-”
ACC/AHA/ESC 2006 guidelines for the management of patients with atrial fibrillation-executive summary: a report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines and the European Society of Cardiology Committee for Practice Guidelines (Writing Committ (2006, neutral): “The likelihood of developing AF is increased among the offspring of parents with AF, suggesting a familial susceptibility to the arrhythmia, but the mechanisms associated with transmission are not necessarily electrical, because the relationship has also been seen in patients with a family history o”
Atrial fibrillation: profile and burden of an evolving epidemic in the 21st century. (2013, background): “These include socio-demographic factors, adverse lifestyle choices, cardiovascular conditions and other co-morbid conditions [12–33].”
Guidelines for the management of atrial fibrillation: the Task Force for the Management of Atrial Fibrillation of the European Society of Cardiology (ESC). (2010, background): “3 Genetic predisposition AF has a familial component, especially AF of early onset.(22) During the past years, numerous inherited cardiac syndromes associated with AF have been identified.”
ACC/AHA/ESC 2006 guidelines for the management of patients with atrial fibrillation--executive summary: a report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines and the European Society of Cardiology Committee for Practice Guidelines (Writing Commit (2006, neutral): “Early ACC/AHA/ESC Guidelines 1995 cardioversion may be necessary if AF causes hypotension or worsening HF.”