… Obese patients with paroxysmal AF were randomized to aggressive risk factor management
in a physician led clinic or to standard therapy that consisted of weight loss advice. The …

… atrial fibrillation patients in our sample were obese, and 74.4% of all atrial fibrillation patients
were either overweight or obese… of all atrial fibrillation patients were obese or overweight. …

… loss are required in AF to determine its role as part of a comprehensive risk factor
management strategy for AF in obese patients. Atrial fibrillation, Obesity, Cardiac risk factors, Fat …

… in the incidence of atrial fibrillation (AF)6, 7 and a tendency for more persistent AF in obese
patients. Weight loss reduces the risk of developing hypertension, 1 and in patients with …

… We hypothesized that the relation between obesity and AF may be mediated by the influence
of obesity on left atrial structure. To examine this hypothesis, we constructed additional sex-…

… (BMI 18.5 to 24.9 kg/m 2 ), overweight (BMI 25 to 29.9 kg/m 2 ), and obese (BMI ≥30 kg/m 2
), obese patients … ; Table 3), with normal-weight patients used as a reference. We did not find …

… patients undergoing coronary artery bypass graft. Unexpectedly, based on our findings in the
postcardiac surgery patient population, obesity … bias of patients undergoing cardiac surgery…

… “obesity paradox.”7, 8 Recently, obesity has been demonstrated to be an independent risk
factor for development of atrial fibrillation (… Given this interconnection between obesity and AF, …

… In conclusion, this study shows that overweight and obese patients with atrial fibrillation
represent a “high-risk” population, even after adjustments for CHADS 2 and CHA 2 DS 2 -VASc …

… The risk of developing atrial fibrillation (AF) is increased in obese patients. This has been
well established by several epidemiological studies. For instance, the long-term follow-up of …