Abstract Purpose of Review The focus of this review is to discuss obesity, physical activity
(and physical inactivity/sedentary behavior), cardiovascular disease (CVD), and their often …

AFL atrial flutter AH arterial hypertension ANS autonomic nervous system APD action
potential duration ARREST-AF Aggressive Risk Factor Reduction Study for Atrial Fibrillation …

Atrial dysfunction has been widely considered a marker or consequence of other cardiac
conditions rather than the cause itself. Here, we propose the term atrial failure as a clinically …

Apple launched a novel feature of the Apple Watch (Apple Inc.) series 4 that enables
consumers to record a rhythm strip and assist with self-diagnosis of atrial fibrillation (AF) …

Atrial fibrillation is found in a third of all ischaemic strokes, even more after post-stroke atrial
fibrillation monitoring. Data from stroke registries show that both unknown and untreated or …

Obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) is a major challenge for physicians and healthcare systems
throughout the world. The high prevalence and the impact on daily life of OSA oblige …

The growing recognition that “health” takes place outside of the hospital and clinic, plus
recent advances in mobile and wearable devices, have propelled the field of mobile health …

Different adiposity measures have been associated with increased risk of atrial fibrillation,
however, results have previously only been summarized for BMI. We therefore conducted a …

Background: Epidemiological studies have established obesity as an independent risk factor
for atrial fibrillation (AF), but the underlying pathophysiological mechanisms remain unclear …

Background: Cardiac autonomic perturbations frequently antecede onset of paroxysmal
atrial fibrillation (AF). Interventions that influence autonomic inputs to myocardium may …