Obesity begets atrial fibrillation: a contemporary summary

Circulation. 2013 Jul 23;128(4):401-5. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.113.001840.
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Keywords: atrial fibrillation; epidemiology; obesity; risk.

Publication types

  • Case Reports
  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't

MeSH terms

  • Aged
  • Anti-Arrhythmia Agents / therapeutic use*
  • Atrial Fibrillation* / drug therapy
  • Atrial Fibrillation* / epidemiology
  • Atrial Fibrillation* / physiopathology
  • Humans
  • Male
  • Obesity / epidemiology*
  • Obesity / physiopathology*
  • Prevalence
  • Risk Factors
  • Ventricular Remodeling / physiology

Substances

  • Anti-Arrhythmia Agents