Lifestyle risk reduction interventions in atrial fibrillation: A systematic review

European Journal of Preventive Cardiology

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2012, Pages 1091-1100

  Lowres, Nicole ^a,b   Neubeck, Lis ^a,b,c   Freedman, S Ben ^a,b,d   Briffa, Tom ^e   Bauman, Adrian ^f   Redfern, Julie ^a,g  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^b Department of Microbiology and Infectious Diseases   (Australia)

^c University of Sydney   (Australia)

^d UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^e UNIVERSITY OF WESTERN AUSTRALIA   (Australia)

^f UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

^g GEORGE INSTITUTE FOR INTERNATIONAL HEALTH   (Australia)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; biomedical interventions; lifestyle intervention; risk factor modification; risk factor reduction; secondary prevention

Indexed keywords

OXYGEN;

CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; DATA BASE; EXERCISE TEST; EXERCISE TOLERANCE; HEALTH PRACTITIONER; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART RATE; HUMAN; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUALITY OF LIFE; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL (TOPIC); REVIEW; RISK REDUCTION; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; WALKING; COGNITIVE THERAPY; DAILY LIFE ACTIVITY; METHODOLOGY; PSYCHOLOGICAL ASPECT;

ACTIVITIES OF DAILY LIVING; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; COGNITIVE THERAPY; HUMANS; QUALITY OF LIFE; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR;

EID: 84873252467     PISSN: 20474873     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/1741826711422505     Document Type: Review

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