Atrial fibrillation (AF) is 1 of the most clinically diagnosed cardiac disturbances but little is
known about its risk factors. Previous epidemiologic studies have reported on the …

Global obesity rates have nearly tripled since 1975. This obesity rate increase is mirrored by
increases in atrial fibrillation (AF) that now impacts nearly 10% of Americans over the age of …

Both obesity and type 2 diabetes are important risk factors for atrial fibrillation (AF), possibly
because they both cause an expansion of epicardial adipose tissue, which is the source of …

Atrial fibrillation is very common among the elderly and/or obese. While myocardial fibrosis
is associated with atrial fibrillation, the exact mechanisms within atrial myocytes and …

The adipose tissue has long been thought to represent a passive source of triglycerides and
fatty acids. However, extensive data have demonstrated that the adipose tissue is also a …

(95% CI, 1.54–3.70) for patients with HbA1c of 49 to 58 mmol/mol and 2.58 (95% CI, 1.56–
4.29) for patients with HbA1c> 58 mmol/mol. 8 Interestingly, when the duration of diabetes …

Abstract Background and Aims This study aimed to investigate the relationship between
asymptomatic episodes of atrial fibrillation (AF) and abnormalities of the autonomic nervous …

Atrial fibrillation is the most common sustained cardiac arrhythmia. Obesity and metabolic
syndrome are independent risk factors for atrial fibrillation, and epicardial adipose tissues …

Objectives Type 2 diabetes mellitus is a chronic progressive disease that is associated with
increased risk for cardiovascular diseases and with impaired mitochondrial metabolism in …

It is well known that diabetes mellitus (DM) masks the cardiac symptoms during an ischemic
heart attack, but there have not been reports of whether DM influences the subjective …