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Study: Losing Weight May Help Restore Healthy Heart Rhythm

Mar 18

AFib News Blog

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

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7 Comments

retirement106, March 19, 2015 9:02am EST

What a great incentive to lose weight!
cookieis, March 20, 2015 5:02am EST

im smiling at reading this woderful news! i recently lost 25 pounds and am so excited to know this!
DonnaB, March 24, 2015 5:13am EST

Didn't work
Miss Kitty, April 16, 2015 1:38pm EST

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
macaodha, January 4, 2016 5:57am EST

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 ...
FlLimeyVt, March 30, 2016 6:58am EST

lost 32 lbs & had nasty Afib and A Flutter attack!
AFIB13, November 5, 2016 1:46pm EST

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?

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