Spotlight on Special Populations: Diagnosing AFib with Precision-1. Spotlight Diagnosing AFib Obesity Sleep Apnea Heart Failure

1. Spotlight Diagnosing AFib Obesity Sleep Apnea Heart Failure

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Christy Coleman, Director of Electrophysiology Research at Lenox Hill Hospital, discusses diagnosing atrial fibrillation (AFib) in populations with comorbidities like obesity, sleep apnea, and heart failure. Obesity increases AFib risk due to atrial changes, and weight loss is recommended. Sleep apnea raises AFib risk, though treatment outcomes are uncertain. Heart failure and AFib often coexist, complicating treatment due to shared risk factors like obesity and hypertension. Management strategies include weight loss for obesity, potential screening for sleep apnea, and catheter ablation for heart failure patients, with new guidelines highlighting its benefits.

Keywords

atrial fibrillation

comorbidities

obesity

sleep apnea

heart failure