TY - JOUR
T1 - Atrial fibrillation susceptibility in metabolic syndrome
T2 - Simply the sum of its parts?
AU - Nguyen, John T.
AU - Benditt, David G
PY - 2008/3
Y1 - 2008/3
N2 - The report by Watanabe et al in this issue of Circulation provides support for the view that MS increases susceptibility to AF. Whether the increased AF risk in MS patients is due to the syndrome as a whole or simply the sum of the risks of its individual component parts is perhaps not unequivocally settled. Nevertheless, the observations of Watanabe et al, in conjunction with the disturbingly high prevalence of MS in the general population (≈20% in the United States), highlight an underappreciated but important adverse MS health risk, namely increased AF susceptibility. Furthermore, given the mounting evidence, it seems increasingly clear that physicians must, in their AF prevention and treatment strategies, focus aggressively on addressing blood pressure control, diabetes and glucose intolerance management, weight reduction, and the recognition and treatment of obstructive sleep apnea.
AB - The report by Watanabe et al in this issue of Circulation provides support for the view that MS increases susceptibility to AF. Whether the increased AF risk in MS patients is due to the syndrome as a whole or simply the sum of the risks of its individual component parts is perhaps not unequivocally settled. Nevertheless, the observations of Watanabe et al, in conjunction with the disturbingly high prevalence of MS in the general population (≈20% in the United States), highlight an underappreciated but important adverse MS health risk, namely increased AF susceptibility. Furthermore, given the mounting evidence, it seems increasingly clear that physicians must, in their AF prevention and treatment strategies, focus aggressively on addressing blood pressure control, diabetes and glucose intolerance management, weight reduction, and the recognition and treatment of obstructive sleep apnea.
KW - Arrhythmia
KW - Atrial fibrillation
KW - Editorials
KW - Electrocardiography
KW - Metabolic syndrome X
KW - Metabolism
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U2 - 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.107.760777
DO - 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.107.760777
M3 - Review article
C2 - 18332275
AN - SCOPUS:40649104743
VL - 117
SP - 1249
EP - 1251
JO - Circulation
JF - Circulation
SN - 0009-7322
IS - 10
ER -