Obesity, Exercise, Obstructive Sleep Apnea, and Modifiable Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors in Atrial Fibrillation

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 66, Issue 25, 2015, Pages 2899-2906

  Miller, Jared D ^a   Aronis, Konstantinos N ^a   Chrispin, Jonathan ^a   Patil, Kaustubha D ^a   Marine, Joseph E ^a   Martin, Seth S ^a   Blaha, Michael J ^a   Blumenthal, Roger S ^a   Calkins, Hugh ^a  

^a JOHNS HOPKINS UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

diabetes; hyperlipidemia; hypertension

Indexed keywords

ANTICOAGULATION; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; EXERCISE; HEART RATE; HEART RHYTHM; HUMAN; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; RISK MANAGEMENT; SLEEP DISORDERED BREATHING; THROMBOEMBOLISM; WEIGHT REDUCTION; COMPLICATION; META ANALYSIS; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY;

ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; EXERCISE; HUMANS; OBESITY; RISK FACTORS; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE;

EID: 84955484566     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: 15583597     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2015.10.047     Document Type: Review

References (74)

1. S.S. Chugh, R. Havmoeller, K. Narayanan, and et al. Worldwide epidemiology of atrial fibrillation: a Global Burden of Disease 2010 Study Circulation 129 2014 837 847
2. S. Colilla, A. Crow, W. Petkun, and et al. Estimates of current and future incidence and prevalence of atrial fibrillation in the U.S. adult population Am J Cardiol 112 2013 1142 1147
3. E.J. Benjamin, P.A. Wolf, R.B. D'Agostino, and et al. Impact of atrial fibrillation on the risk of death: the Framingham Heart Study Circulation 98 1998 946 952
4. M.H. Kim, S.S. Johnston, B.C. Chu, and et al. Estimation of total incremental health care costs in patients with atrial fibrillation in the United States Circ Cardiovasc Qual Outcomes 4 2011 313 320
5. C.T. January, L.S. Wann, J.S. Alpert, and et al. 2014 AHA/ACC/HRS guideline for the management of patients with atrial fibrillation: a report of the American College of Cardiology/American Heart Association Task Force on Practice Guidelines and the Heart Rhythm Society J Am Coll Cardiol 64 2014 e1 e76
6. D.R. Van Wagoner, J.P. Piccini, C.M. Albert, and et al. Progress toward the prevention and treatment of atrial fibrillation: a summary of the Heart Rhythm Society Research Forum on the Treatment and Prevention of Atrial Fibrillation, Washington, DC, December 9-10, 2013 Heart Rhythm 12 2015 e5 e29
7. C.L. Ogden, M.D. Carroll, B.K. Kit, and et al. Prevalence of childhood and adult obesity in the United States, 2011-2012 JAMA 311 2014 806 814
8. A. Alonso, B.P. Krijthe, T. Aspelund, and et al. Simple risk model predicts incidence of atrial fibrillation in a racially and geographically diverse population: the CHARGE-AF consortium J Am Heart Assoc 2 2013 e000102
9. A.S. Gami, D.O. Hodge, R.M. Herges, and et al. Obstructive sleep apnea, obesity, and the risk of incident atrial fibrillation J Am Coll Cardiol 49 2007 565 571
10. U.B. Tedrow, D. Conen, P.M. Ridker, and et al. The long- and short-term impact of elevated body mass index on the risk of new atrial fibrillation: the WHS (Women's Health Study) J Am Coll Cardiol 55 2010 2319 2327
11. R.R. Huxley, F.L. Lopez, A.R. Folsom, and et al. Absolute and attributable risks of atrial fibrillation in relation to optimal and borderline risk factors: the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) study Circulation 123 2011 1501 1508
12. M.V. Perez, P.J. Wang, J.C. Larson, and et al. Risk factors for atrial fibrillation and their population burden in postmenopausal women: the Women's Health Initiative Observational Study Heart 99 2013 1173 1178
13. F. Azarbal, M.L. Stefanick, E. Salmoirago-Blotcher, and et al. Obesity, physical activity, and their interaction in incident atrial fibrillation in postmenopausal women J Am Heart Assoc 3 2014 e001127
14. D. Karasoy, T. Bo Jensen, M.L. Hansen, and et al. Obesity is a risk factor for atrial fibrillation among fertile young women: a nationwide cohort study Europace 15 2013 781 786
15. C.X. Wong, T. Sullivan, M.T. Sun, and et al. Obesity and the risk of incident, post-operative, and post-ablation atrial fibrillation: a meta-analysis of 626,603 individuals in 51 studies J Am Coll Cardiol EP 1 2015 139 152
16. L. Frost, E.J. Benjamin, M. Fenger-Grøn, and et al. Body fat, body fat distribution, lean body mass and atrial fibrillation and flutter. A Danish cohort study Obesity (Silver Spring) 22 2014 1546 1552
17. H.S. Abed, C.S. Samuel, D.H. Lau, and et al. Obesity results in progressive atrial structural and electrical remodeling: implications for atrial fibrillation Heart Rhythm 10 2013 90 100
18. R. Mahajan, D.H. Lau, A.G. Brooks, and et al. Electrophysiological, electroanatomical, and structural remodeling of the atria as consequences of sustained obesity J Am Coll Cardiol 66 2015 1 11
19. J. Stritzke, M.R.P. Markus, S. Duderstadt, and et al. The aging process of the heart: obesity is the main risk factor for left atrial enlargement during aging: the MONICA/KORA (Monitoring of Trends and Determinations in Cardiovascular Disease/Cooperative Research in the Region of Augsburg) study J Am Coll Cardiol 54 2009 1982 1989
20. G.M. Marcus, J.E. Olgin, M. Whooley, and et al. Racial differences in atrial fibrillation prevalence and left atrial size Am J Med 123 2010 375.e1 375.e7
21. C.X. Wong, H.S. Abed, P. Molaee, and et al. Pericardial fat is associated with atrial fibrillation severity and ablation outcome J Am Coll Cardiol 57 2011 1745 1751
22. A.S. Balcioʇlu, D. Çiçek, S. Akinci, and et al. Arrhythmogenic evidence for epicardial adipose tissue: heart rate variability and turbulence are influenced by epicardial fat thickness Pacing Clin Electrophysiol 38 2015 99 106
23. M. Granér, A. Seppälä-Lindroos, A. Rissanen, and et al. Epicardial fat, cardiac dimensions, and low-grade inflammation in young adult monozygotic twins discordant for obesity Am J Cardiol 109 2012 1295 1302
24. Y.K. Lin, Y.C. Chen, S.L. Chang, and et al. Heart failure epicardial fat increases atrial arrhythmogenesis Int J Cardiol 167 2013 1979 1983
25. J. Stojanovska, E.A. Kazerooni, M. Sinno, and et al. Increased epicardial fat is independently associated with the presence and chronicity of atrial fibrillation and radiofrequency ablation outcome Eur Radiol 25 2015 2298 2309
26. H. Yang, Y.H. Youm, B. Vandanmagsar, and et al. Obesity increases the production of proinflammatory mediators from adipose tissue T cells and compromises TCR repertoire diversity: implications for systemic inflammation and insulin resistance J Immunol 185 2010 1836 1845
27. Y. Guo, G.Y. Lip, and S. Apostolakis Inflammation in atrial fibrillation J Am Coll Cardiol 60 2012 2263 2270
28. H.S. Abed, G.A. Wittert, D.P. Leong, and et al. Effect of weight reduction and cardiometabolic risk factor management on symptom burden and severity in patients with atrial fibrillation: a randomized clinical trial JAMA 310 2013 2050 2060
29. R.K. Pathak, M.E. Middeldorp, D.H. Lau, and et al. Aggressive risk factor reduction study for atrial fibrillation and implications for the outcome of ablation: the ARREST-AF cohort study J Am Coll Cardiol 64 2014 2222 2231
30. R.K. Pathak, M.E. Middeldorp, M. Meredith, and et al. Long-Term Effect of Goal-Directed Weight Management in an Atrial Fibrillation Cohort: A Long-Term Follow-Up Study (LEGACY) J Am Coll Cardiol 65 2015 2159 2169
31. O. Fatemi, E. Yuriditsky, C. Tsioufis, and et al. Impact of intensive glycemic control on the incidence of atrial fibrillation and associated cardiovascular outcomes in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus (from the Action to Control Cardiovascular Risk in Diabetes Study) Am J Cardiol 114 2014 1217 1222
32. R.K. Pathak, A. Elliott, M.E. Middeldorp, and et al. Impact of CARDIOrespiratory FITness on Arrhythmia Recurrence in Obese Individuals with Atrial Fibrillation: the CARDIO-FIT study J Am Coll Cardiol 66 2015 985 996
33. J. Ector, O. Dragusin, B. Adriaenssens, and et al. Obesity is a major determinant of radiation dose in patients undergoing pulmonary vein isolation for atrial fibrillation J Am Coll Cardiol 50 2007 234 242
34. H.S. Abed, A.J. Nelson, J.D. Richardson, and et al. Impact of weight reduction on pericardial adipose tissue and cardiac structure in patients with atrial fibrillation Am Heart J 169 2015 655 662.e2
35. P.D. Thompson, D. Buchner, I.L. Pina, and et al. Exercise and physical activity in the prevention and treatment of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease: a statement from the Council on Clinical Cardiology (Subcommittee on Exercise, Rehabilitation, and Prevention) and the Council on Nutrition, Physical Activity, and Metabolism (Subcommittee on Physical Activity) Circulation 107 2003 3109 3116
36. L. Mont, A. Sambola, J. Brugada, and et al. Long-lasting sport practice and lone atrial fibrillation Eur Heart J 23 2002 477 482
37. R. Elosua, A. Arquer, L. Mont, and et al. Sport practice and the risk of lone atrial fibrillation: a case-control study Int J Cardiol 108 2006 332 337
38. D. Mozaffarian, C.D. Furberg, B.M. Psaty, and et al. Physical activity and incidence of atrial fibrillation in older adults: the Cardiovascular Health Study Circulation 118 2008 800 807
39. P. Ofman, O. Khawaja, C.R. Rahilly-Tierney, and et al. Regular physical activity and risk of atrial fibrillation: a systematic review and meta-analysis Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol 6 2013 252 256
40. C.S. Kwok, S.G. Anderson, P.K. Myint, and et al. Physical activity and incidence of atrial fibrillation: a systematic review and meta-analysis Int J Cardiol 177 2014 467 476
41. W.T. Qureshi, Z. Alirhayim, M.J. Blaha, and et al. Cardiorespiratory fitness and risk of incident atrial fibrillation: results from the Henry Ford Exercise Testing (FIT) Project Circulation 131 2015 1827 1834
42. K.J. Brunner, T.J. Bunch, C.M. Mullin, and et al. Clinical predictors of risk for atrial fibrillation: implications for diagnosis and monitoring Mayo Clin Proc 89 2014 1498 1505
43. I. Grundvold, P.T. Skretteberg, K. Liestøl, and et al. Upper normal blood pressures predict incident atrial fibrillation in healthy middle-aged men: a 35-year follow-up study Hypertension 59 2012 198 204
44. S.M. Vaziri, M.G. Larson, M.S. Lauer, and et al. Influence of blood pressure on left atrial size. The Framingham Heart Study Hypertension 25 1995 1155 1160
45. H. Kottkamp Human atrial fibrillation substrate: towards a specific fibrotic atrial cardiomyopathy Eur Heart J 34 2013 2731 2738
46. G.Y. Lip, R. Nieuwlaat, R. Pisters, and et al. Refining clinical risk stratification for predicting stroke and thromboembolism in atrial fibrillation using a novel risk factor-based approach: the Euro Heart Survey on Atrial Fibrillation Chest 137 2010 263 272
47. K. Wachtell, M. Lehto, E. Gerdts, and et al. Angiotensin II receptor blockade reduces new-onset atrial fibrillation and subsequent stroke compared to atenolol: the Losartan Intervention For End Point Reduction in Hypertension (LIFE) study J Am Coll Cardiol 45 2005 712 719
48. L.J. Haywood, C.E. Ford, R.S. Crow, and et al. ALLHAT Collaborative Research Group. Atrial fibrillation at baseline and during follow-up in ALLHAT (Antihypertensive and Lipid-Lowering Treatment to Prevent Heart Attack Trial) J Am Coll Cardiol 54 2009 2023 2031
49. A. Alonso, X. Yin, N.S. Roetker, and et al. Blood lipids and the incidence of atrial fibrillation: the Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis and the Framingham Heart Study J Am Heart Assoc 3 2014 e001211
50. F.L. Lopez, S.K. Agarwal, R.F. Maclehose, and et al. Blood lipid levels, lipid-lowering medications, and the incidence of atrial fibrillation: the atherosclerosis risk in communities study Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol 5 2012 155 162
51. B.M. Psaty, T.A. Manolio, L.H. Kuller, and et al. Incidence of and risk factors for atrial fibrillation in older adults Circulation 96 1997 2455 2461
52. L. Fauchier, B. Pierre, A. de Labriolle, and et al. Antiarrhythmic effect of statin therapy and atrial fibrillation a meta-analysis of randomized controlled trials J Am Coll Cardiol 51 2008 828 835
53. A. Nigam, M. Talajic, D. Roy, et al. AFFORD Investigators Fish oil for the reduction of atrial fibrillation recurrence, inflammation, and oxidative stress J Am Coll Cardiol 64 2014 1441 1448
54. P.R. Kowey, J.A. Reiffel, K.A. Ellenbogen, and et al. Efficacy and safety of prescription omega-3 fatty acids for the prevention of recurrent symptomatic atrial fibrillation: a randomized controlled trial JAMA 304 2010 2363 2372
55. T. Liu, P. Korantzopoulos, M. Shehata, and et al. Prevention of atrial fibrillation with omega-3 fatty acids: a meta-analysis of randomised clinical trials Heart 97 2011 1034 1040
56. O.J. Liakopoulos, Y.H. Choi, E.W. Kuhn, and et al. Statins for prevention of atrial fibrillation after cardiac surgery: a systematic literature review J Thorac Cardiovasc Surg 138 2009 678 686.e1
57. S. Dublin, N.L. Glazer, N.L. Smith, and et al. Diabetes mellitus, glycemic control, and risk of atrial fibrillation J Gen Intern Med 25 2010 853 858
58. R.R. Huxley, K.B. Filion, S. Konety, and et al. Meta-analysis of cohort and case-control studies of type 2 diabetes mellitus and risk of atrial fibrillation Am J Cardiol 108 2011 56 62
59. E.J. Benjamin, D. Levy, S.M. Vaziri, and et al. Independent risk factors for atrial fibrillation in a population-based cohort. The Framingham Heart Study JAMA 271 1994 840 844
60. S. Tesfaye, N. Chaturvedi, S.E. Eaton, et al. EURODIAB Prospective Complications Study Group Vascular risk factors and diabetic neuropathy N Engl J Med 352 2005 341 350
61. P. Kempler, S. Tesfaye, N. Chaturvedi, et al. EURODIAB IDDM Complications Study Group Autonomic neuropathy is associated with increased cardiovascular risk factors: the EURODIAB IDDM Complications Study Diabet Med 19 2002 900 909
62. C. Dimmer, R. Tavernier, N. Gjorgov, and et al. Variations of autonomic tone preceding onset of atrial fibrillation after coronary artery bypass grafting Am J Cardiol 82 1998 22 25
63. R.B. Tang, J.Z. Dong, X.P. Liu, and et al. Safety and efficacy of catheter ablation of atrial fibrillation in patients with diabetes mellitus-single center experience J Interv Card Electrophysiol 17 2006 41 46
64. T.F. Chao, K. Suenari, S.L. Chang, and et al. Atrial substrate properties and outcome of catheter ablation in patients with paroxysmal atrial fibrillation associated with diabetes mellitus or impaired fasting glucose Am J Cardiol 106 2010 1615 1620
65. Z.H. Lu, N. Liu, R. Bai, and et al. HbA1c levels as predictors of ablation outcome in type 2 diabetes mellitus and paroxysmal atrial fibrillation Herz 40 Suppl 2 2015 130 136
66. A.S. Gami, G. Pressman, S.M. Caples, and et al. Association of atrial fibrillation and obstructive sleep apnea Circulation 110 2004 364 367
67. V.K. Somers, M.E. Dyken, M.P. Clary, and et al. Sympathetic neural mechanisms in obstructive sleep apnea J Clin Invest 96 1995 1897 1904
68. M.E. Otto, M. Belohlavek, A. Romero-Corral, and et al. Comparison of cardiac structural and functional changes in obese otherwise healthy adults with versus without obstructive sleep apnea Am J Cardiol 99 2007 1298 1302
69. R. Kanagala, N.S. Murali, P.A. Friedman, and et al. Obstructive sleep apnea and the recurrence of atrial fibrillation Circulation 107 2003 2589 2594
70. A.S. Fein, A. Shvilkin, D. Shah, and et al. Treatment of obstructive sleep apnea reduces the risk of atrial fibrillation recurrence after catheter ablation J Am Coll Cardiol 62 2013 300 305
71. A.D. Krahn, J. Manfreda, R.B. Tate, and et al. The natural history of atrial fibrillation: incidence, risk factors, and prognosis in the Manitoba Follow-Up Study Am J Med 98 1995 476 484
72. S. Stewart, C.L. Hart, D.J. Hole, and et al. Population prevalence, incidence, and predictors of atrial fibrillation in the Renfrew/Paisley study Heart 86 2001 516 521
73. A.M. Chamberlain, S.K. Agarwal, A.R. Folsom, and et al. Smoking and incidence of atrial fibrillation: results from the Atherosclerosis Risk in Communities (ARIC) study Heart Rhythm 8 2011 1160 1166
74. S. Kodama, K. Saito, S. Tanaka, and et al. Alcohol consumption and risk of atrial fibrillation: a meta-analysis J Am Coll Cardiol 57 2011 427 436