The “obesity paradox” in patients with atrial fibrillation: Insights from the Gulf SAFE registry

Yan‐Guang Li; Peng-Xin Xie; Alawi Alsheikh‐Ali; Wael Almahmeed; Kadhim Sulaiman; Nidal Asaad; Shu‐Wang Liu; Mohammad Zubaid; Professor Gregory Lip

doi:10.3389/fcvm.2022.1032633

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Among patients with AF, obesity and higher BMI were associated with a more favorable prognosis in the Gulf SAFE registry. The underlying mechanisms for this obesity "paradox" merit further exploration.

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