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@article{Patel:2022:10.1136/bmjmed-2022-000308,
author = {Patel, KHK and Reddy, RK and Sau, A and Sivanandarajah, P and Ardissino, M and Ng, FS},
doi = {10.1136/bmjmed-2022-000308},
journal = {BMJ Med},
title = {Obesity as a risk factor for cardiac arrhythmias.},
url = {http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjmed-2022-000308},
volume = {1},
year = {2022}
}

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AB  - Obesity is global health problem with an estimated three billion people worldwide being classified as overweight or obese. In addition to being associated with a range of adverse health outcomes, obesity is linked to higher risks of atrial and ventricular arrhythmias, as well as sudden cardiac death. Obesity is a multifactorial disease that often co-exists with hypertension, diabetes, and sleep apnoea, which are also independent risk factors for cardiac arrhythmias. Nevertheless, compelling evidence suggests that increasing adiposity is an independent proarrhythmic risk factor and that weight loss can be a mitigating and preventative intervention to reduce arrhythmia incidence. This review briefly outlines the economic and social burden of obesity and summarises evidence for the direct and indirect effects of increasing adiposity on risk of atrial and ventricular arrhythmias. The paper also summarises the evidence for electrocardiographic changes indicative of obesity-related atrial and ventricular remodelling and how weight reduction and management of comorbidity might reduce arrhythmic burden.
AU  - Patel,KHK
AU  - Reddy,RK
AU  - Sau,A
AU  - Sivanandarajah,P
AU  - Ardissino,M
AU  - Ng,FS
DO  - 10.1136/bmjmed-2022-000308
PY  - 2022///
TI  - Obesity as a risk factor for cardiac arrhythmias.
T2  - BMJ Med
UR  - http://dx.doi.org/10.1136/bmjmed-2022-000308
UR  - https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36936556
VL  - 1
ER  -

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