Effect of obesity on the effectiveness of cardiac resynchronization to reduce the risk of first and recurrent ventricular tachyarrhythmia events

Obesity is associated with multiple adverse cardiovascular conditions and may increase the risk of ventricular tachyarrhythmias (VT/VF). There is limited data on the association between obesity and risk of VT/...

Source: Cardiovascular Diabetology - July 7, 2016 Category: Cardiology Authors: Barbara Szepietowska, Bronislava Polonsky, Saadia Sherazi, Yitschak Biton, Valentina Kutyifa, Scott McNitt, Mehmet Aktas, Arthur J. Moss and Wojciech Zareba Source Type: research