Relation of Nonvalvular Atrial Fibrillation to Body Mass Index (from the SPORTIF Trials)

Obesity is well-established as a major cardiovascular (CV) risk factor. Obesity confers a greater risk for developing atrial fibrillation (AF), but the relation between obesity and established nonvalvular AF for stroke and all-cause death is still unclear. To ascertain the prevalence of overweight and obesity in patients with nonvalvular AF, their influence on adverse events, and the relation with anticoagulation control, we performed this post hoc analysis of the pooled Stroke Prevention using an Oral Thrombin Inhibitor in patients with atrial Fibrillation (SPORTIF) III and V data sets.
Source: The American Journal of Cardiology - Category: Cardiology Authors: Tags: Arrhythmias and Conduction Source Type: research