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Obesity and Atrial Fibrillation: Should We Screen for Atrial Fibrillation in Obese Individuals? A Comprehensive Review

Obesity and obesity-related illnesses (ORIs) constitute a significant burden on the healthcare system, with a very high prevalence in the general population. Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common arrhythmia seen by healthcare providers. The risk of AF in obese individuals is reported to be hig...

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Autores principales: Ghattas, Kyrillos N, Ilyas, Shahbakht, Al-Refai, Reham, Maharjan, Reeju, Diaz Bustamante, Liliana, Khan, Safeera
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Cureus 2020
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7494408/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32953364
http://dx.doi.org/10.7759/cureus.10471