Study: Losing Weight May Help Restore Healthy Heart Rhythm
Mar
18
AFib News Blog
Study: Losing Weight May Help Restore Healthy Heart Rhythm
Posted by HeatherAHAASA on March 18, 2015 9:54am EST
The researchers found that those who lost at least 10 percent of their body weight were six times more likely to be free of atrial fibrillation symptoms -- without the use of surgery or medication -- compared to those who did not lose weight.
Read more:
http://consumer.healthday.com/cardiovascular-health-information-20/heart-attack-news-357/tackling-obesity-may-ease-a-dangerous-irregular-heart-beat-697378.html
Read more:
http://consumer.healthday.com/cardiovascular-health-information-20/heart-attack-news-357/tackling-obesity-may-ease-a-dangerous-irregular-heart-beat-697378.html
7 Comments
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retirement106,What a great incentive to lose weight!
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cookieis,im smiling at reading this woderful news! i recently lost 25 pounds and am so excited to know this!
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DonnaB,Didn't work
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Miss Kitty,I am having a lot of difficulty in my quest to loose weight....I am 74 and have arthritis....I need to learn to do better
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macaodha,I'm in the process of trying to lose 40 pounds, and this just gives me MORE incentive! Thanks for posting, I've printed it out ...
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FlLimeyVt,lost 32 lbs & had nasty Afib and A Flutter attack!
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AFIB13,Even if an over-65 female patient loses the weight, will the cardiologist agree to terminating either the rate control meds or the anti-coagulant med, since if both are terminated and the Afib returns suddenly, a high stroke risk is immediately in play?