Atrial fibrillation Losing weight can completely stop the common heart disease

How can the risk for atrial fibrillation be reduced??

Heart problems are unfortunately widespread today. Researchers have now found that people suffering from atrial fibrillation can reduce their symptoms and even reverse them if they reduce their weight.

Researchers from the University of Adelaide and the SA Health and Medical Research Institute found in their recent research that losing weight leads to reduced symptoms of atrial fibrillation.

People with atrial fibrillation are at an increased risk for various dangerous diseases. Overweight people, however, can reverse their risk of atrial fibrillation by simply reducing their weight. (Image: Henrie / fotolia.com)

What is atrial fibrillation?

A total of 355 participants were examined for the study, who suffered from obesity or obesity and were suffering from atrial fibrillation. The researchers found that a weight loss of ten percent and the treatment and management of risk factors had a direct relationship with the reversal of disease progression. Common symptoms of atrial fibrillation, a major cause of stroke, include chest pain, palpitations and shortness of breath, the researchers explain.

A weight loss of ten percent can reverse atrial fibrillation

The number of obese and overweight people has doubled in the last two decades. Australia is now one of the most developed countries in the world, according to the study's authors. If such people do not want to experience atrial fibrillation or stroke, they should try to lose weight, the doctors advise. Already a weight loss of ten percent had a direct link to reversing the progression of atrial fibrillation.

Obesity is associated with the progression of atrial fibrillation

Atrial fibrillation is a progressive disease in which short, intermittent symptoms initially develop into a more sustainable form of the disease, says study author Melissa Middeldorp of the University of Adelaide in a press release. Obesity and various lifestyle factors are associated with the progression of atrial fibrillation. When overweight people reduce their weight, they have less symptoms. As a result, they needed less intensive treatment, which nevertheless led to improved outcomes.

Benefits of weight loss

With a record number of people with obesity in Australia and most high-income countries, this study gives hope that overweight people can achieve a better quality of life through weight loss and reduce their dependence on health services, the researchers say.

Results of the study can save people's lives

The current research could help millions of people with atrial fibrillation around the world and possibly even save many lives. The results of the study show that patients without weight loss experience progressive progression to more severe forms of atrial fibrillation, the researchers explain. (As)