Tag: obesity
Diabetes drug reduces irregular heartbeat events in overweight adults with AF
People with atrial fibrillation (AF) and obesity may have fewer episodes of AF after catheter ablation treatment if they take the diabetes medication metformin...
Multicentre study suggests GLP-1 receptor agonists may reduce AF-related events in...
The TRANSFORM-AF study has found that patients with atrial fibrillation (AF) and obesity who were treated with a glucagon-like peptide-1 receptor agonist (GLP-1 RA)...
Obesity may make subcutaneous implantable cardioverter-defibrillators less effective during testing
Obese patients are at a higher risk of failed first subcutaneous implantable cardioverter-defibrillator (S-ICD) shocks during defibrillation testing. This is what a group from...
Gaining a few pounds may increase long-term heart failure risk
Gaining even a little weight over time may alter the structure and function of heart muscle, affecting long-term risk of heart failure, according to...