Cardiologia Croatica, Vol. 14 No. 7-8, 2019.
Izvorni znanstveni članak
https://doi.org/10.15836/ccar2019.174
Obesity and atrial fibrillation
Juraj Jug
; Medicinski fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, Zagreb, Hrvatska
Mirna Čilić
; Medicinski fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, Zagreb, Hrvatska
Martina Lovrić Benčić
orcid.org/0000-0001-8446-6120
; Medicinski fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, Zagreb, Hrvatska; Medicinski fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, Klinički bolnički centar Zagreb, Zagreb, Hrvatska
Martina Matovinović
; Medicinski fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, Klinički bolnički centar Zagreb, Zagreb, Hrvatska
Ingrid Prkačin
; Medicinski fakultet Sveučilišta u Zagrebu, Zagreb, Hrvatska 2Medicinski fakultet;
Sažetak
As a health disorder, obesity is associated with many chronic diseases. Most study results indicate a positive association between pathophysiological processes in persons with excess
body weight and the development of atrial fibrillation (AF), AF complications, and treatment success. Increased cardiac volume load in obesity and excess accumulation of epicardial adipose tissue are
considered to be the main reasons for the development of AF. Additionally, some other conditions such as obstructive sleep apnea can influence treatment results and AF incidence. However, some studies
have reported contradicting results. The results of this study performed at the Clinic for Cardiovascular Diseases at the Zagreb University Hospital Centre showed that a structured plan of body weight
loss reduced cardiometabolic risk and thus also insulin resistance as well as inflammatory processes in the body that are considered to be an important factor for the development of AF. We believe that
changing lifestyle habits, primarily through increased physical activity and reducing the sedentary lifestyle, could achieve a reduction of AF incidence in patients with increased body mass.
Ključne riječi
obesity; atrial fibrillation; arrhythmias
Hrčak ID:
226610
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Datum izdavanja:
17.9.2019.
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