Obesity and cardiovascular disease: a scientific statement from the American Heart Association

TM Powell-Wiley, P Poirier, LE Burke, JP Després… - Circulation, 2021 - Am Heart Assoc
The global obesity epidemic is well established, with increases in obesity prevalence for
most countries since the 1980s. Obesity contributes directly to incident cardiovascular risk …

2020 ESC Guidelines for the diagnosis and management of atrial fibrillation developed in collaboration with the European Association for Cardio-Thoracic Surgery …

G Hindricks, T Potpara, N Dagres, E Arbelo… - European heart …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
MicroRNAs (miRNAs) are small regulatory molecules post-transcriptionally suppressing
mRNA activity. Many miRNAs in various organisms have been cloned but many unknown …

Obesity phenotypes, diabetes, and cardiovascular diseases

ME Piché, A Tchernof, JP Després - Circulation research, 2020 - Am Heart Assoc
This review addresses the interplay between obesity, type 2 diabetes mellitus, and
cardiovascular diseases. It is proposed that obesity, generally defined by an excess of body …

Obesity and cardiovascular disease: mechanistic insights and management strategies. A joint position paper by the World Heart Federation and World Obesity …

F Lopez-Jimenez, W Almahmeed… - European journal of …, 2022 - academic.oup.com
The ongoing obesity epidemic represents a global public health crisis that contributes to
poor health outcomes, reduced quality of life, and> 2.8 million deaths each year. Obesity is …

2019 AHA/ACC/HRS focused update of the 2014 AHA/ACC/HRS guideline for the management of patients with atrial fibrillation: a report of the American College of …

CT January, LS Wann, H Calkins, LY Chen… - Circulation, 2019 - Am Heart Assoc
The purpose of this document is to update the “2014 AHA/ACC/HRS Guideline for the
Management of Patients With Atrial Fibrillation” S1. 3-1 (2014 AF Guideline) in areas for …

Lifestyle and risk factor modification for reduction of atrial fibrillation: a scientific statement from the American Heart Association

MK Chung, LL Eckhardt, LY Chen, HM Ahmed… - Circulation, 2020 - Am Heart Assoc
Atrial fibrillation (AF), the most common sustained cardiac arrhythmia, is associated with
substantial morbidity, mortality, and healthcare use. Great strides have been made in stroke …

2017 HRS/EHRA/ECAS/APHRS/SOLAECE expert consensus statement on catheter and surgical ablation of atrial fibrillation

H Calkins, G Hindricks, R Cappato, YH Kim… - Ep …, 2018 - academic.oup.com
AFL atrial flutter AH arterial hypertension ANS autonomic nervous system APD action
potential duration ARREST-AF Aggressive Risk Factor Reduction Study for Atrial Fibrillation …

Modifiable risk factors and atrial fibrillation

DH Lau, S Nattel, JM Kalman, P Sanders - Circulation, 2017 - Am Heart Assoc
There has been increasing focus on the rising burden of atrial fibrillation (AF) since the turn
of the millennium. The AF epidemic is projected not only to have an impact on morbidity and …

EHRA/HRS/APHRS/SOLAECE expert consensus on atrial cardiomyopathies: definition, characterization, and clinical implication

A Goette, JM Kalman, L Aguinaga, J Akar… - Ep …, 2016 - academic.oup.com
The atria provide an important contribution to cardiac function. 1, 2 Besides their impact on
ventricular filling, they serve as a volume reservoir, host pacemaker cells and important parts …

Obesity and atrial fibrillation prevalence, pathogenesis, and prognosis: effects of weight loss and exercise

CJ Lavie, A Pandey, DH Lau, MA Alpert… - Journal of the American …, 2017 - jacc.org
Both obesity and atrial fibrillation (AF) are increasing in epidemic proportions, and both
increase the prevalence of cardiovascular disease events. Obesity has adverse effects on …