Losing weight substantially reduces atrial fibrillation

Monday, March 16, 2015 - 20:00 in Health & Medicine

Obese patients with atrial fibrillation who lost at least 10 percent of their body weight were six times more likely to achieve long-term freedom from this common heart rhythm disorder compared to those who did not lose weight, according to a study.

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