Currently, there is no effective drug to treat atrial fibrillation (AF). Even using the most potent drug, amiodarone, only 50% of the AF patients can have their sinus rhythm maintained for a year. If you have been diagnosed with AF, how can you prevent atrial fibrillation from recurring?
A reported published American Journal of Cardiology indicated that obese patients face an increased rate of AF recurrence and AF burden (as measured by the number of follow-up visits when patients were in AF).
The investigators analyzed 2,500 AF patients in the AFFIRM trial to evaluate the relation of obesity (as determined by body-mass index, or BMI) to AF recurrence and AF burden.
Filed under: Arrhythmia, Cardiovascular disease, Obesity | Tagged: AF burden, AF recurrence, AFFIRM, amiodarone, Atrial Fibrillation, Atrial Fibrillation Recurrence, body mass index, cardioversion, Exercise, Lifestyle, Obese, sinus rhythm | Leave a comment »
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