Atrial fibrillation in obesity: Weighing up the evidence for catheter ablation

The alarming rise in the global prevalence of obesity is paralleled by increasing cases of atrial fibrillation (AF) worldwide, with important implications for AF-related adverse outcomes.1, 2 Although the precise mechanisms remain under investigation, data from epidemiological, clinical, and experimental studies have demonstrated the cardiometabolic consequences of obesity both in perpetuating and sustaining AF.3 Indeed, in one prospective...