Obesity and the Risk of New-Onset Atrial Fibrillation
JAMAPublished 24 November 2004
Thomas J. Wang
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The availability of long-term follow-up in the Framingham Heart Study provided an opportunity to examine whether obesity is a risk factor for AF and the rationale for hypothesizing such a link comes from experimental and clinical data suggesting that adiposity influences atrial and ventricular structure, autonomic tone, andventricular diastolic function.
Abstract
Obesity is an important, potentially modifiable risk factor for AF. The excess risk of AF associated with obesity appears to be mediated by left atrial dilatation. These prospective data raise the possibility that interventions to promote normal weight may reduce the population burden of AF.
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