Hp-574-04 associations between obesity parameters and the risk of incident atrial fibrillation and ischemic stroke in different age groups: a nationwide population-based study

Atrial fibrillation (AF) and ischemic stroke (IS) are two representative cardiovascular diseases. They share common metabolic risk factors such as obesity and ageing is an important predisposing factor. Limited data comprehensively evaluated the relationship between obesity measurements - body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC) - and incident AF and IS in the different age groups.

Source: Heart Rhythm - April 29, 2022 Category: Cardiology Authors: Hyo-Jeong Ahn, So-Ryoung Lee, Eue-Keun Choi, Soonil Kwon, Sun-hwa Kim, Seil Oh, Gregory Lip Source Type: research