Bariatric Surgery and the Risk of New-Onset Atrial Fibrillation in Swedish Obese Subjects

• Published in: Journal of the American College of Cardiology Vol. 68; no. 23; pp. 2497 - 2504
• Main Authors: Jamaly, Shabbar, Carlsson, Lena, Peltonen, Markku, Jacobson, Peter, Sjöström, Lars, Karason, Kristjan
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: United States Elsevier Inc 13.12.2016; Elsevier Limited
• Subjects: atrial fibrillation; Atrial Fibrillation - epidemiology; Atrial Fibrillation - etiology; Atrial Fibrillation - prevention & control; bariatric surgery; Bariatric Surgery - methods; Body mass index; Cardiac arrhythmia; Cardiology; Cardiovascular; Female; Follow-Up Studies; Forecasting; Humans; Incidence; Male; Middle Aged; Mortality; Obesity; Obesity - complications; Obesity - surgery; Prospective Studies; Risk Assessment - methods; Risk Factors; Sweden - epidemiology; weight loss; NPR; atrial fibrillation; bariatric surgery; AF; weight loss; obesity; BMI; body mass index; National Patient Register

Obesity is a risk factor for atrial fibrillation, which in turn is associated with stroke, heart failure, and increased all-cause mortality. The authors investigated whether weight loss through bariatric surgery may reduce the risk of new-onset atrial fibrillation. SOS (Swedish Obese Subjects) is a...