Atrial Fibrillation and Body Composition: Is it Fat or Lean That Ultimately Determines the Risk?

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 69, Issue 20, 2017, Pages 2498-2501

  Nattel, Stanley ^a,b,c  

^a MONTREAL HEART INSTITUTE   (Canada)

^b MCGILL UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^c UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL ESSEN   (Germany)

Author keywords

atrial remodeling; body height; body mass index; exercise; male; risk factors

Indexed keywords

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; BODY COMPOSITION; DIASTOLIC DYSFUNCTION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; EDITORIAL; ENDURANCE TRAINING; HEART ARRHYTHMIA; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART OUTPUT; HEART VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HUMAN; LEAN BODY WEIGHT; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ANTHROPOMETRY; RISK FACTOR;

ANTHROPOMETRY; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; BODY COMPOSITION; HUMANS; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 85019223999     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: 15583597     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2017.03.566     Document Type: Editorial

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