title: Obesity begets atrial fibrillation: a contemporary summary.
authors.affiliation: Section of Cardiovascular Medicine, Boston University School of Medicine, 88 E. Newton St, Boston, MA 02118, USA. jmagnani@bu.edu
authors.forename: Jared W
authors.initials: JW
authors.lastname: Magnani
authors.forename: Elaine M
authors.initials: EM
authors.lastname: Hylek
authors.forename: Caroline M
authors.initials: CM
authors.lastname: Apovian
mesh_terms: D000368:Aged; D000889:Anti-Arrhythmia Agents / Q000627:therapeutic use*; D001281:Atrial Fibrillation / Q000188:drug therapy / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D009765:Obesity / Q000453:epidemiology* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors; D020257:Ventricular Remodeling / Q000502:physiology
chemical_list: D000889:Anti-Arrhythmia Agents
keywords: atrial fibrillation; epidemiology; obesity; risk