Review paper

Obesity, Diabetes and Atrial Fibrillation; Epidemiology, Mechanisms and Interventions

Volume: 8, Issue: 4, Pages: 253 - 264
Published: Oct 24, 2012
Abstract
The last few decades have witnessed a global rise in adult obesity of epidemic proportions. The potential impact of this is emphasized when one considers that body mass index (BMI) is a powerful predictor of death, type 2 diabetes (T2DM) and cardiovascular (CV) morbidity and mortality [1, 2]. Similarly we have witnessed a parallel rise in the incidence of atrial fibrillation (AF), the commonest sustained cardiac arrhythmia, which is also a...
Paper Details
Title
Obesity, Diabetes and Atrial Fibrillation; Epidemiology, Mechanisms and Interventions
Published Date
Oct 24, 2012
Volume
8
Issue
4
Pages
253 - 264
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