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Prevention

If you do not have atrial fibrillation, you can lower your chance of getting this arrhythmia by reducing your risk factors. This includes risk factors for coronary heart disease and high blood pressure.

• Do not smoke.
  
  
• Maintain a healthy weight.
  
  
• Make nutritious, low-fat foods the basis of what you eat.
  
  
• Take part in moderately strenuous physical activity for at least 30 minutes every day.
  
  
• Control high blood pressure and high cholesterol.
  
  
• Use alcohol in moderation, if at all.
  
  
• Use caffeine in moderation, if at all. Avoid other stimulants.

If you have atrial fibrillation, your health care provider may prescribe treatments for the underlying cause and to prevent future episodes of atrial fibrillation. These treatments might include any of the following (see Medical treatment for more information).

• Medications
  
  
• Cardio version
  
  
• Pacemaker
  
  
• Radiofrequency ablation
  
  
• Maze surgery