Obesity is associated with incident atrial fibrillation independent of gender: A meta-analysis.
Zain Ul Abideen AsadMubasher AbbasIsma JavedPanagiotis KorantzopoulosStavros StavrakisPublished in: Journal of cardiovascular electrophysiology (2018)
Obesity is associated with an increased risk of new-onset AF in susceptible individuals. This effect appears to be consistent in both genders. Further studies are warranted to examine the impact of weight loss interventions on the risk of developing AF.
Keyphrases
- weight loss
- atrial fibrillation
- bariatric surgery
- insulin resistance
- roux en y gastric bypass
- gastric bypass
- metabolic syndrome
- type diabetes
- oral anticoagulants
- catheter ablation
- weight gain
- left atrial
- high fat diet induced
- left atrial appendage
- cardiovascular disease
- heart failure
- direct oral anticoagulants
- physical activity
- glycemic control
- coronary artery disease
- body mass index
- obese patients
- skeletal muscle
- left ventricular