Abstract

ALVAREZ DE LA CADENA-SILLAS, Jorge; ASENSIO-LAFUENTE, Enrique; CHESNAYE, Elsa de la  and  RODRIGUEZ-DIEZ, Gerardo. Atrial fibrillation and obesity: two epidemic diseases with complex interactions. Cardiovasc. metab. sci [online]. 2023, vol.34, n.2, pp.72-75.  Epub Apr 15, 2024. ISSN 2954-3835.  https://doi.org/10.35366/111550.

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a chronic degenerative and multifactorial disease with increasing prevalence and incidence that might even reach epidemic proportion, as with obesity. A highly prevalent problem worldwide. The combination of both conditions represents higher morbidity and mortality risks, and obesity is a risk factor for AF and worse outcomes of this complex arrhythmia. In the present work, we review the pathophysiological interactions between obesity and AF, the beneficial effects of obesity control on AF outcomes and the potentiation of better results with the current treatments for AF.

Keywords : atrial fibrillation; obesity; inflammation; risk factors; ablation.

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