ArticleNutrients2022
Mediterranean Diet and Atrial Fibrillation: Lessons Learned from the AFHRI Case-Control Study.
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- Effects of weight control interventions on cardiovascular outcomes: an umbrella review of systematic reviews and meta-analyses.International journal of obesity (2005) · 2025Pooled it
- Dietary interventions in the management of atrial fibrillation.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2024Pooled it
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- Mediterranean diet adherence and its associations with hedonic hunger, diet quality, and obesity in Turkish adults: a cross-sectional study.BMC nutrition · 2026Article
- A narrative review of dietary patterns in cardiovascular-kidney-metabolic syndrome.Frontiers in nutrition · 2026Review
- Association of healthy lifestyle and the incidence of atrial fibrillation in senior adults: a prospective cohort study.BMC geriatrics · 2025Article
- NLRP3 inflammasome and pyroptosis in cardiovascular diseases and exercise intervention.Frontiers in pharmacology · 2024Review
- Mediterranean diet and atrial fibrillation: a case-control study from China.Frontiers in nutrition · 2024Article
- Lifestyles, Left Atrial Structure and Function, and Cognitive Decline in Adults with Metabolic Syndrome.Journal of clinical medicine · 2023Article
- The EAT-Lancet diet, genetic susceptibility and risk of atrial fibrillation in a population-based cohort.BMC medicine · 2023Article
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- The relationship between atrial fibrillation and NLRP3 inflammasome: a gut microbiota perspective.Frontiers in immunology · 2023Review
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Abstract
A relationship between lifestyle, diet, and atrial fibrillation (AF) remains unclear. Except for alcohol consumption, AF guidelines do not differentiate specific advice for this rhythm disorder. The aim of this study was to investigate the association between adherence to healthy dietary patterns and the presence of AF, among 104 low risk participants from the 1:1 matched case-control AFHRI (Atrial Fibrillation in High-Risk Individuals) study. Dietary data were obtained using a three-day food record. Adapted German versions of the validated 14-item Mediterranean Diet Adherence Screener (MEDAS) and the validated eight-item Healthy Eating Index (HEI) from the Epic Study served as the basis for data derivation. The median age of the study participants was 63.0 years, 73.1% were men. In multivariable adjusted binary logistic regression analyses, we found inverse associations between both dietary indices (MEDAS: Median = 3, HEI: Median = 54.9) and the presence of AF (odds ratio for MEDAS: 0.65, 95% confidence interval (CI): 0.47-0.91, odds ratio for HEI: 0.60, 95% CI 0.39-0.95). Further clinical studies are needed to confirm the extent to which high quality dietary patterns such as a Mediterranean diet influence the onset and natural history of AF, in order to provide dietary counselling.
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