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Your Bariatric Surgery Can Help Decrease Your Risk of Atrial Fibrillation

posted by Admin User at 2017-03-07 09:17:00


There is more to bariatric surgery than what meets the eye - its results are not confined to a loss in pounds, but rather a host of positive effects on many other health conditions can ensue after these life changing procedures. A recent study expands on this notion by showing bariatric surgery can decrease a person’s risk of developing atrial fibrillation – an irregular heartbeat that can lead to blood clots, stroke, heart failure and other heart-related complications. Researchers at the University of Gothenburg in Sweden looked at 4,021 patients from 1987 to 2001 who were 37-60 years of age, with an average BMI of 36 and with no previous history of atrial fibrillation. They discovered a 29% lesser rate of developing atrial fibrillation in the bariatric surgery group vs the non bariatric surgery control group. Kristjan Karason, MD, PhD , a co author points out that this was the very first study looking at a relationship between bariatric surgery and a decreased development of atrial fibrillation. As the disease of obesity increases the risk of cardiovascular diseases including atrial fibrillation, the researchers hoped to discover a “preventive strategy” for "cardiovascular morbidity and mortality."

The research team is planning to further build upon this study and conduct a follow up study that would closely examine the long term effect of weight loss on cardiovascular diseases in much greater detail and at length. The editorialists mentioned that this study was a great insight for those who are currently at the risk of developing atrial fibrillation as it helps them put the benefits of weight loss in perspective. Therefore the bariatric surgery is a great step towards weight loss whereas further studies can be done to evaluate and perhaps find a mechanism of reverse atrial remodeling for populations worldwide.

More more information, read more here: http://www.medpagetoday.com/endocrinology/obesity/61861
posted at: 2017-03-07 09:17:00, last updated: 2017-03-07 09:18:37
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