Open AccessImpact of Obesity on Atrial Fibrillation Recurrence Following Stand-Alone Cox Maze IV Procedure
Author(s) -
Robert M. MacGregor,
Ali J. Khiabani,
Nadia H. Bakir,
Meghan O. Kelly,
Samuel Perez,
Hersh S. Maniar,
Richard B. Schuessler,
Marc R. Moon,
Spencer J. Melby,
Ralph J. Damiano
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
innovations
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.467
H-Index - 24
eISSN - 1559-0879
pISSN - 1556-9845
DOI - 10.1177/15569845211017176
Subject(s) - medicine , atrial fibrillation , body mass index , sinus rhythm , cardiology , catheter ablation , obesity , ablation , logistic regression , diabetes mellitus , proportional hazards model , surgery , endocrinology
Obesity is a strong and independent factor for the development of atrial fibrillation (AF), and adversely impacts the success of catheter ablation procedures for AF. This study evaluated the impact of body mass index (BMI) on the outcomes following surgical ablation of AF.