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I'm overweight. Will losing weight help with my Atrial Fibrillation
Carrying extra weight can have an impact on atrial fibrillation. In this video, Dr Fakhar Khan discusses the impact of being overweight on atrial fibrillation.
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Atrial fibrillation is indeed associated with obesity and there is quite a bit of evidence to suggest that by bringing your weight down, controlling your weight, increasing your physical activity, you will reduce your risk of developing atrial fibrillation but also improve the efficacy of the treatments that you are offered, particularly medical treatment and also ablation treatment. So controlling your weight and controlling a number of lifestyle factors can have quite a significant impact in improving your outcomes from atrial fibrillation. you
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