Ellis Ethan R, Reynolds Matthew R
Beth Israel Deaconess Medical Center.
Harvard Clinical Research Institute, Boston, Massachusetts, USA.
J Atr Fibrillation. 2012 Dec 16;5(4):426. doi: 10.4022/jafib.426. eCollection 2012 Dec.
Atrial fibrillation and obesity are interlinked epidemics and both impair quality of life. As the prevalence of both conditions in the US continues to rise, so will the number of obese patients with atrial fibrillation referred for catheter ablation. Catheter ablation has already been shown to significantly improve quality of life in patients with atrial fibrillation. Until recently, there has been little attention to the effects of catheter ablation on quality of life specifically in obese patients with atrial fibrillation. This paper will review what is known about the effects of atrial fibrillation and obesity on quality of life and how quality of life is affected by catheter ablation for atrial fibrillation in obese patients.
心房颤动和肥胖是相互关联的流行病,二者都会损害生活质量。随着这两种疾病在美国的患病率持续上升,转诊接受导管消融术的肥胖心房颤动患者数量也会增加。导管消融术已被证明能显著改善心房颤动患者的生活质量。直到最近,人们才开始关注导管消融术对生活质量的影响,尤其是对肥胖心房颤动患者生活质量的影响。本文将综述关于心房颤动和肥胖对生活质量的影响,以及导管消融术如何影响肥胖心房颤动患者生活质量的相关知识。