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The Atrial Fibrillation and Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction "Twindemic” - Shared Root Causes and Treatment Targets

HeartRhythm

Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) and atrial fibrillation (AF) are comorbid conditions that are increasingly prevalent and have a high socioeconomic burden. This article discusses their shared pathophysiology, focusing on the triad of hypertension, obesity, and aging.We

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Challenges in the Cardiovascular Evaluation and Management of Patients With Obesity

American College of Cardiology

Obesity is a multifaceted disease that is directly and indirectly implicated in atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (CVD), heart failure (HF), atrial fibrillation (AF), and multiple CVD risk factors, including dyslipidemia, hypertension, type 2 diabetes mellitus (DM), and sleep disorders.

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Impact of Obesity on Atrial Fibrillation Pathogenesis and Treatment Options

Journal of the American Heart Association

ABSTRACTAtrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common cardiac arrhythmia. Obesity significantly increases AF risk, both directly and indirectly, through related conditions, like hypertension, diabetes, and heart failure. However, studies on how obesity affects pharmacologic or interventional AF treatments are limited.

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Calpain inhibition takes center stage against atrial fibrillation in the diabetic heart

HeartRhythm

1 Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common cardiac arrhythmia, affecting more than 6 million individuals in the United States.2 2 As noted elsewhere,3 DM and AF affect a population that shares concomitant conditions such as obesity, hypertension and even heart failure (HF). of the population.1

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National A-Fib Numbers Higher Than Previously Tought

DAIC

million Americans have atrial fibrillation. Atrial fibrillation, a rapid, irregular heart beat that can lead to stroke or sudden death, is three times more common than previously thought, affecting nearly 5 percent of the population, or 10.5 tim.hodson Wed, 09/11/2024 - 15:40 Sept. million U.S. million U.S.

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Cardiovascular and renal multimorbidity increase risk of atrial fibrillation in the PREVEND cohort

Open Heart

Objective Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a condition that occurs in the presence of comorbidities. years), obese and hypertensive cluster carrying an intermediate risk (5.9%) of incident AF. With the accumulation of comorbidities (multimorbidity), some combinations may more often occur together than others.

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National AFib Awareness Month: A Call to Action for Physicians Worldwide

ADN Center of Excellence

September is National Atrial Fibrillation (AFib) Awareness Month, a time dedicated to raising awareness about one of the most common yet often misunderstood heart conditions. Understanding Atrial Fibrillation Atrial Fibrillation is characterized by an irregular and often rapid heart rhythm that can lead to poor blood flow.

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