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People with atrial fibrillation are urged to quit smoking

August 25, 2020

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Scientists today urged people with atrial fibrillation – the most common heart rhythm disorder – to kick the habit and cut their stroke risk. The research is presented today at ESC Congress 2020.1

One in four middle-aged adults in Europe and the US will develop atrial fibrillation, a condition set to affect up to 17 million people in the EU by 2030.2 People with atrial fibrillation are five times more likely to have a stroke than those without the arrhythmia.

The risk of death is also elevated with atrial fibrillation, by two-fold in women and 1.5-fold in men. Stroke is the most common cause of death in patients with atrial fibrillation.

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