Intersection of sepsis, atrial fibrillation, and severe obesity: a population-based analysis in the United States.
Ankit VyasRupak DesaiAdvait VasavadaNitin GhadgeAkhil JainDishita PandyaCarl J LaviePublished in: International journal of obesity (2005) (2023)
A higher prevalence of cardiovascular comorbidities can be linked to a higher risk of AF in people with obesity and sepsis. Paradoxically, lower rates of stroke and all-cause mortality secondary to AF in people with obesity and sepsis warrant further investigation.
Keyphrases
- atrial fibrillation
- insulin resistance
- metabolic syndrome
- weight loss
- septic shock
- acute kidney injury
- intensive care unit
- high fat diet induced
- type diabetes
- weight gain
- oral anticoagulants
- left atrial
- catheter ablation
- heart failure
- left atrial appendage
- direct oral anticoagulants
- adipose tissue
- risk factors
- skeletal muscle
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- early onset
- body mass index
- brain injury
- physical activity
- mitral valve
- venous thromboembolism