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Table 1.

AF-specific self-management behaviors

Behavior	Description	Source supporting this criterion
Behavior	Description	AHA/ACC/HRS clinical guidelines^∗	AHA “Life’s Simple 7”^†	Mayo Clinic and AHA patient resources^‡
Self-monitoring	Patient self-monitoring and/or remote monitoring of heart rate and rhythm	✓
Medication management	Adherence to medications; tracking medication changes (eg, warfarin based on INR)			✓
Symptom management	Monitoring and reporting symptoms to health care providers			✓
Lifestyle changes	Making healthy lifestyle changes to reduce the risk of AF recurrence and associated complications		✓	✓

AF = atrial fibrillation; INR = international normalized ratio.

^∗

2019 American Heart Association (AHA), American College of Cardiology (ACC), and Heart Rhythm Society (HRS) joint guidelines for management of patients with AF.²²

^†

AHA “My Life Check: Life’s Simple 7” campaign.²³

^‡

Patient education materials on Mayo Clinic and AHA web sites.²⁴^,²⁵