Why the study?
While obesity is linked to arrhythmic events, low BMI has been associated with higher mortality in ICD patients, prompting evaluation of obesity's effect on arrhythmic events, hospitalization, and death.
Does obesity affect the risk of arrhythmic events, hospitalization, and death in patients receiving ICD therapy?
Does obesity affect the risk of arrhythmic events, hospitalization, and death in patients receiving ICD therapy?
Obese patients with ICDs demonstrate an 'obesity paradox', experiencing lower mortality despite a higher incidence of arrhythmic events and appropriate shocks.
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Obesity was associated with lower mortality in ICD patients; leaves open whether this obesity paradox warrants revised risk stratification in observational cohorts.
Polat et al. (2024) studied this question.
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