房颤会在家族中遗传吗?
回答 Rekha Mankad, M.D.
有可能。遗传性房颤称为家族性房颤。在少数病例中,它与某些基因的变化有关。虽然家族性房颤的确切发病率尚不清楚,但最近研究表明,高达 30% 的房颤患者可能有亲属也罹患此病。
房颤是一种常见的心律失常问题,是由心脏结构的异常或改变所引起的。随着年龄日长,您患房颤的风险会增加。如果您是男性,如果您患有心脏病、高血压或糖尿病,或是肥胖,风险也会增加。
针对与房颤相关的遗传因素的研究仍在继续,希望有朝一日能实现基因检测。这类测试可以帮助医生更准确地确定患房颤的风险,并制定预防或控制该病的计划。
如您因某位亲属患有房颤而担心自己有这方面的风险,请咨询医生。医生可以更详细地解释房颤,并检查您是否有其他需治疗的风险因素,如高血压。
March 30, 2021
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