Journal article
PREVEntion and regReSsive effect of weight-loss and risk factor modification on Atrial Fibrillation: The REVERSE-AF study
ME Middeldorp, RK Pathak, M Meredith, AB Mehta, AD Elliott, R Mahajan, D Twomey, C Gallagher, JML Hendriks, D Linz, RD McEvoy, WP Abhayaratna, JM Kalman, DH Lau, P Sanders
Europace | Published : 2018
Abstract
Aims Atrial fibrillation (AF) is a progressive disease. Obesity is associated with progression of AF. This study evaluates the impact of weight and risk factor management (RFM) on progression of the AF. Methods and results As described in the Long-Term Effect of Goal-Directed Weight Management in an Atrial Fibrillation Cohort: A Long-Term Follow-Up (LEGACY) Study, of 1415 consecutive AF patients, 825 had body mass index >_ 27 kg/m2 and were offered weight and RFM. After exclusion, 355 were included for analysis. Weight loss was categorized as: Group 1 (_10%). Change in AF type was determined by clinical review and 7-day Holter yearly. Atrial fibrillation type was categorized as per the Heart..
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Funding Acknowledgements
Centre for Heart Rhythm Disorders at the University of Adelaide, Adelaide, Australia; Postgraduate Scholarship from the National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia and the Robert J. Craig Scholarship from the University of Adelaide to M.M.; Postdoctoral Fellowship from the National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia to R.P.; Early Career Fellowship from the National Heart Foundation of Australia to A.E.; Health Professional Fellowship co-funded by the National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia and the National Heart Foundation of Australia, and by the Leo J. Mahar Lectureship from the University of Adelaide to R.M.; Leo J. Mahar Electrophysiology Scholarships from the University of Adelaide to D.T.; Leo J. Mahar Cardiovascular Nursing Scholarship from the University of Adelaide to C.G.; Derek Frewin Lectureship from the University of Adelaide to J.H.; Beacon Research Fellowship from the University of Adelaide to D.L.; Practitioner Fellowships from the National Health and Medical Research Council of Australia to R.D.M., J.K., and P.S.; National Heart Foundation of Australia to W.A. and P.S.; Robert J. Craig Lectureship from the University of Adelaide to D.L.