Obesity, hypertension, insulin resistance, and dyslipidemia are all clusters of an entity called
“Metabolic Syndrome”. The global trends of this syndrome's incidence/prevalence continue …

Metabolic syndrome, a constellation of conditions including obesity, dyslipidemia,
hypertension and insulin resistance, has increased to epidemic proportions. Metabolic …

Metabolic syndrome represents a cluster of atherogenic risk factors including hypertension,
insulin resistance, obesity, and dyslipidemia. Considering that all of these risk factors could …

[8]. Recently, in a prospective study from the Framingham cohort it was demonstrated that
obesity is an important independent risk factor for AF [9] raising serious concerns about the …

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common arrhythmia worldwide; it is a significant risk factor
for stroke and embolization, and has an impact on cardiac function. Despite its impact on …

Prevalence of obesity, metabolic syndrome (MetS) and type 2 diabetes (T2D) is growing
alarmingly, and the number of affected people continues to escalate. Such cardiometabolic …

The prevalence of atrial fibrillation (AF) and AF-related stroke is set to increase dramatically
in coming decades, with developing regions such as Latin America experiencing the …

Background Recent studies have reported the effects of metabolic syndrome (MetS) and its
components on atrial fibrillation (AF), but the results remain controversial. Therefore, we …

Obesity and atrial fibrillation in the elderly population both present as significant health
issues worldwide indirectly. Cases of atrial fibrillation are also rising worldwide, making it the …

The last few decades have witnessed a global rise in adult obesity of epidemic proportions.
The potential impact of this is emphasized when one considers that body mass index (BMI) …