Losing weight substantially reduces atrial fibrillation

http://www.eurekalert.org/pub_releases/2015-03/acoc-lws031615.php

Public Release: 16-Mar-2015
American College of Cardiology

Obese patients with atrial fibrillation who lost at least 10 percent of their body weight were six times more likely to achieve long-term freedom from this common heart rhythm disorder compared to those who did not lose weight, according to a study presented at the American College of Cardiology's 64th Annual Scientific Session.

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