房颤会在家族中遗传吗?
回答 Peter Noseworthy, M.D.
有可能。房颤是一种心律失常疾病。该疾病导致心跳紊乱不规则,可能继而引起卒中。家族中传下来(遗传)的房颤称为家族性房颤。
至于有多少人患有家族性房颤,目前尚不清楚。但研究人员已经确定与该疾病相关的基因变异。
房颤通常由一些常见的风险因素所致。例如,房颤风险会随着年龄而增大。房颤的其他风险因素包括:
但大约十分之三的房颤患者没有可识别的风险因素。研究人员认为在这些病例中,基因变异可能是诱因之一。如果您有家族性房颤,您可能会比无房颤家族史者更早发病。
了解房颤的遗传因素很重要。这有助于更准确地筛查和治疗房颤风险随年龄增长而增加的人群。但还需要就此开展更多研究。
如果您因家族中有人患有房颤而担心自己属于高危人群,建议您咨询医务人员。房颤是一种可引发卒中的严重疾病,必须予以适当治疗。早期诊断有助于预防并发症。可以通过心电图(ECG)这种简单的检查来检测心律。有时需要居家佩戴心脏监护器数天。
家族性房颤或许无法预防。但改善生活方式有助于在最大程度上保持心脏健康。尝试以下策略:
- 健康饮食。
- 定期运动。
- 不吸烟。
- 管理体重。
- 限制饮酒。
- 每天保持 7 到 9 小时的睡眠。
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Peter Noseworthy, M.D.
Feb. 17, 2023
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