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October 9, 2025American Heart Journal Plus Cardiology Research and PracticeOpen Access

National trends in mortality attributable to arrhythmias among adults with obesity in the United States, 1999–2020

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Why the study?

While obesity and arrhythmias are independently associated with cardiovascular mortality, national trends in obesity-related arrhythmia deaths remain poorly characterized.

Population

67,844 adults aged ≥25 years with obesity-related arrhythmia deaths in the United States

Comparison

Trends stratified by sex, race/ethnicity, census region, urbanization level, age group, and state

Design

Population-based cross-sectional study

Authors

SYSonia YaqubKarary UniversityMIMuhsin IbrahimAl-Neelain UniversityNANagmeldin AbuassaUniversity of Khartoum

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Implication

Rising obesity-related arrhythmia mortality with disparities warrants prevention focus; leaves open whether targeted interventions reduce deaths.

Structured PICO

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Population
Adults aged ≥25 years with arrhythmias listed as the underlying cause of death (ICD-10: I47–I49) and obesity as a contributing cause (E66) in the United States (n=67,844 deaths).
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Outcome
Age-adjusted mortality rates (AAMRs) per 100,000 population and average annual percent change (AAPC) for obesity-related arrhythmia deaths from 1999 to 2020.hard clinical

Obesity-associated arrhythmia mortality in the US rose significantly from 1999 to 2020, with the highest burden observed among males, older adults, American Indian/Alaska Native, and Black populations.

Cite This Study

Yaqub et al. (2025) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a8c0644de5ec4e001e3e312https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ahjo.2025.100635
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