Articles tagged ‘body size’

As the European Society of Cardiology (ESC) Congress 2009 draws ever closer, the evidence in favour of a healthy lifestyle for the prevention of cardiovascular disease grows ever stronger. While there will be numerous presentations of specific interest to Arrhythmia Watch, prevention is the highlight theme of this year’s event, which will take place in Barcelona from 29 August to 2 September. Lifestyle factors are heavily on the agenda.

Data derived from the Primary Prevention Study, which began in 1970 in Sweden, shed some light on the separate influences of body size and weight in youth and weight gain during adulthood on the risk of future atrial fibrillation (AF).