Impact of abdominal obesity on outcomes of catheter ablation in Korean patients with atrial fibrillation.
Wern Yew DingPil-Sung YangEunsun JangDhiraj GuptaJung-Hoon SungBoyoung JoungGregory Yoke Hong LipPublished in: International journal of clinical practice (2021)
Abdominal obesity as indicated by waist circumference was associated with a greater burden of concomitant diseases and an independent risk factor for long-term redo AF intervention following catheter ablation but had no effects on total peri-procedural complications.
Keyphrases
- catheter ablation
- atrial fibrillation
- body mass index
- left atrial
- insulin resistance
- weight gain
- metabolic syndrome
- weight loss
- left atrial appendage
- type diabetes
- high fat diet induced
- randomized controlled trial
- risk factors
- body weight
- heart failure
- adipose tissue
- skeletal muscle
- aortic valve replacement
- glycemic control
- mitral valve
- left ventricular
- coronary artery disease
- aortic valve
- transcatheter aortic valve implantation