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Effect of Weight Reduction and Cardiometabolic Risk Factor Management on Symptom Burden and Severity in Patients With Atrial Fibrillation: A Randomized Clinical Trial

Abed, Hany S., Wittert, Gary A., Leong, Darryl P., Shirazi, Masoumeh G., Bahrami, Bobak, Middeldorp, Melissa E., Lorimer, Michelle F., Lau, Dennis H., Antic, Nicholas A., Brooks, Anthony G., Abhayaratna, Walter P., Kalman, Jonathan M., Sanders, Prashanthan·2013·JAMA
DOI 10.1001/jama.2013.280521
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IMPORTANCE: Obesity is a risk factor for atrial fibrillation. Whether weight reduction and cardiometabolic risk factor management can reduce the burden of atrial fibrillation is not known. OBJECTIVE: To determine the effect of weight reduction and management of cardiometabolic risk factors on atrial fibrillation burden and cardiac structure. DESIGN, SETTING, AND PATIENTS: Single-center, partially blinded, randomized controlled study conducted between June 2010 and December 2011 in Adelaide, Australia, among overweight and obese ambulatory patients (N = 150) with symptomatic atrial fibrillation. Patients underwent a median of 15 months of follow-up. INTERVENTIONS: Patients were randomized to weight management (intervention) or general lifestyle advice (control). Both groups underwent intensive management of cardiometabolic risk factors. MAIN OUTCOMES AND MEASURES: The primary outcomes were Atrial Fibrillation Severity Scale scores: symptom burden and symptom severity. Scores were measured every 3 months from baseline to 15 months. Secondary outcomes performed at baseline and 12 months were total atrial fibrillation episodes and cumulative duration measured by 7-day Holter, echocardiographic left atrial area, and interventricular septal thickness. RESULTS: Of 248 patients screened, 150 were randomized (75 per group) and underwent follow-up. The intervention group showed a significantly greater reduction, compared with the control group, in weight (14.3 and 3.6 kg, respectively; P < .001) and in atrial fibrillation symptom burden scores (11.8 and 2.6 points, P < .001), symptom severity scores (8.4 and 1.7 points, P < .001), number of episodes (2.5 and no change, P = .01), and cumulative duration (692-minute decline and 419-minute increase, P = .002). Additionally, there was a reduction in interventricular septal thickness in the intervention and control groups (1.1 and 0.6 mm, P = .02) and left atrial area (3.5 and 1.9 cm2, P = .02). CONCLUSIONS AND RELEVANCE: In this study, weight reduction with intensive risk factor management resulted in a reduction in atrial fibrillation symptom burden and severity and in beneficial cardiac remodeling. These findings support therapy directed at weight and risk factors in the management of atrial fibrillation. TRIAL REGISTRATION: anzctr.org.au Identifier: ACTRN12610000497000.

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Abed, H. S., Wittert, G. A., Leong, D. P., Shirazi, M. G., Bahrami, B., Middeldorp, M. E., Lorimer, M. F., Lau, D. H., Antic, N. A., Brooks, A. G., Abhayaratna, W. P., Kalman, J. M., & Sanders, P.
Affiliations
  • Royal Adelaide Hospital (AU)
  • The University of Adelaide (AU)
  • Repatriation General Hospital (AU)
  • Australian National University (AU)
  • The Royal Melbourne Hospital (AU)
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Venue
JAMA
Publisher
American Medical Association (AMA)
Published
2013-11-20
Volume
310
Issue
19
Pages
2050
ISSN
  • 0002-9955 (ISSN-L)
  • 0098-7484
DOI
10.1001/jama.2013.280521
OpenAlex
W1963940525
Cited by
776
References
52
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2026: 51 · 2025: 64 · 2024: 69 · 2023: 53 · 2022: 56 · 2021: 76 · 2020: 50 · 2019: 70 · 2018: 52 · 2017: 81 · 2016: 63 · 2015: 51 · 2014: 35 · 2013: 4
FWCI
34.64
Type
journal article
Language
en
Open access
closed
Locations
  • JAMA (publishedVersion)
  • PubMed (publishedVersion)
  • Flinders Academic Commons (Flinders University) (publishedVersion)
  • Adelaide Research & Scholarship (AR&S) (University of Adelaide) (submittedVersion)
  • Flinders Academic Commons (Flinders University) (submittedVersion)
  • ANU Open Research (Australian National University) (submittedVersion)
Topics
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Atrial Fibrillation Management and Outcomes
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Cardiac Health and Mental Health
  • Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Heart Failure Treatment and Management
Keywords
weight loss, obesity, cardiometabolic risk factors, symptom burden, symptom severity, cardiac remodeling, left atrial area, interventricular septum thickness, lifestyle intervention, overweight patients, Holter monitoring, cardiac structure, risk factor control, weight management, lifestyle advice
MeSH terms
Aged, Atrial Fibrillation, Diet, Reducing, Echocardiography, Fish Oils, Heart Atria, Humans, Life Style, Male, Middle Aged, Obesity, Risk Factors, Severity of Illness Index, Weight Loss, Treatment Outcome, Overweight

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