Reducing your risk of atrial fibrillation
There are many ways of reducing your risk of atrial fibrillation.
You can make certain lifestyle choices. For example; maintain a healthy diet and get regular physical activity.
Make sure you manage high blood pressure, limit your caffeine intake, control cholesterol and if you smoke try to give up.
You can find more information about making lifestyle choices on our home page
Other health conditions
If you've any of the following conditions, make sure that they are well managed as they can contribute to the onset of atrial fibrillation:
- high blood pressure (hypertension)
- sleep apnoea
- thyroid disease (hyperthyroidism)
- diabetes
- chronic lung disease
- other heart conditions such as a heart attack, heart valve disease or heart failure
- family history
- obesity