ReviewBMJ medicine2022
Obesity as a risk factor for cardiac arrhythmias.
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- Cardiac arrhythmia prevalence and risk factors in 24-h electrocardiograms of sedentary horses.Equine veterinary journal · 2026Article
- Efficacy and safety of the subcutaneous implantable cardioverter defibrillator in patients with and without obesity: An international, bicentric retrospective registry.Clinical research in cardiology : official journal of the German Cardiac Society · 2026Article
- The Impact of Body Mass Index and Nutritional Status on Cardiac Electrophysiological Balance Using ICEB and ICEBc: A Cross-Sectional Approach.Journal of cardiovascular development and disease · 2026Article
- Reduced Incidence of QTc Prolongation Following Metabolic and Bariatric Surgery in Female Patients: A Retrospective Cohort Study.Obesity surgery · 2026Article
- National trends in mortality attributable to arrhythmias among adults with obesity in the United States, 1999-2020.American heart journal plus : cardiology research and practice · 2025Article
- Letter to the Editor Regarding "Outcome of Sleeve Gastrectomy Versus Single Anastomosis Sleeve Ileal Bypass ontheCardiac Functions and Rhythm Disturbance".Obesity surgery · 2025Article
- Impact of Metabolically Healthy Obesity on Cardiovascular Outcomes in Older Adults with HFpEF: Insights from a Nationwide Sample.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Outcome of Sleeve Gastrectomy Versus Single Anastomosis Sleeve Ileal Bypass on the Cardiac Functions and Rhythm Disturbance.Obesity surgery · 2025Article
- A Temporal Comparison of 50 Years of Australian Scuba Diving Fatalities.International journal of environmental research and public health · 2025Article
- Associations between cardiometabolic indices and heart disease among elderly and middle-aged Chinese individuals: a retrospective longitudinal study.Scientific reports · 2025Observational
- Disproportionality analysis of adverse events associated with ipilimumab and nivolumab combination therapy based on FAERS database.Scientific reports · 2025Article
- Association Between Psychosocial Stress and Premature Ventricular Contractions During the Recovery Phase Following Treadmill Testing in Asymptomatic Individuals.Journal of clinical medicine · 2025Article
- Standard and advanced echocardiographic study of patients with Paget's disease of bone: Evidence of a pagetic heart disease?Journal of internal medicine · 2025Article
- Unmasking Arrhythmia Mortality: A 25-Year Analysis of Trends and Disparities in the United States (1999-2023).Clinical cardiology · 2025Article
- Proarrhythmic Lipid Inflammatory Mediators: Mechanisms in Obesity Arrhythmias.Journal of cellular physiology · 2025Review
- Cross-validation of prediction equations for estimating the body mass index in adults without the use of body weight.PloS one · 2025Article
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- The Prevalence of Arrhythmias, Including Premature Supraventricular and Ventricular Beats and Other Electrocardiographic Patterns, in 24-Hour Holter Monitoring in Patients with Overweight and Obesity.Life (Basel, Switzerland) · 2024Article
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Abstract
Obesity is global health problem with an estimated three billion people worldwide being classified as overweight or obese. In addition to being associated with a range of adverse health outcomes, obesity is linked to higher risks of atrial and ventricular arrhythmias, as well as sudden cardiac death. Obesity is a multifactorial disease that often co-exists with hypertension, diabetes, and sleep apnoea, which are also independent risk factors for cardiac arrhythmias. Nevertheless, compelling evidence suggests that increasing adiposity is an independent proarrhythmic risk factor and that weight loss can be a mitigating and preventative intervention to reduce arrhythmia incidence. This review briefly outlines the economic and social burden of obesity and summarises evidence for the direct and indirect effects of increasing adiposity on risk of atrial and ventricular arrhythmias. The paper also summarises the evidence for electrocardiographic changes indicative of obesity-related atrial and ventricular remodelling and how weight reduction and management of comorbidity might reduce arrhythmic burden.
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