Body Mass Index and the Risk of Atrial Fibrillation: A Mendelian Randomization Study.
Mi MaHong ZhiShengyi YangEvan Yi-Wen YuLina WangPublished in: Nutrients (2022)
This study provides evidence that higher BMI causally increased the risk of AF, suggesting control of BMI and obesity for prevention of AF.
Keyphrases
- atrial fibrillation
- body mass index
- weight gain
- insulin resistance
- metabolic syndrome
- heart failure
- weight loss
- physical activity
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- acute coronary syndrome
- oral anticoagulants
- left atrial
- adipose tissue
- skeletal muscle
- left atrial appendage
- mitral valve
- venous thromboembolism
- left ventricular