The Importance of Examining and Preventing Atrial Fibrillation

Managed Care Cast

At this year’s American Society for Preventive Cardiology’s Congress on CVD Prevention, Emelia J. Benjamin, MD, ScM, delivered the Honorary Fellow Award Lecture, “The Imperative to Focus on the Prevention of Atrial Fibrillation,” as the recipient of this year’s Honorary Fellow of the American Society for Preventive Cardiology award—having received the honor for her extraordinary contributions to the field of preventive cardiology. She stopped by to talk with AJMC while in Arlington, Texas, and our conversation covered everything from just what AFib is to risk factors and prevention strategies to connections between AFib and noncardiovascular health conditions to long-term data on stroke.