Key result
Overweight and obesity are paradoxically associated with a better prognosis regarding cardiovascular hospitalizations and mortality in patients with atrial fibrillation.
Why the study?
Does obesity affect the clinical prognosis of patients with atrial fibrillation?
Does obesity affect the clinical prognosis of patients with atrial fibrillation?
This review highlights the 'obesity paradox' in atrial fibrillation, where overweight and obese patients appear to have better clinical outcomes compared to normal-weight patients.
Should not change weight management in AF; leaves open whether the paradox is causal or confounded.
There is a well established association between obesity and atrial fibrillation (AF). Nevertheless, the effects of obesity in the outcomes of patients with AF has not been investigated since a few years before. In this regard, several studies have demonstrated a better clinical prognosis of AF in overweight and obese populations. In the present manuscrit, we aimed to explore the main articles in which the "obesity paradox in AF" was found.
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Cambeiro et al. (2015) conducted a review in Atrial Fibrillation. Obesity and overweight vs. Normal weight was evaluated. Overweight and obesity are paradoxically associated with a better prognosis regarding cardiovascular hospitalizations and mortality in patients with atrial fibrillation.
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