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    Some antiarrhythmic drugs for treating AF less effective in obese patients: JAMA

    Dr. Prem AggarwalWritten by Dr. Prem Aggarwal Published On 2019-12-02T19:20:28+05:30  |  Updated On 11 Aug 2021 5:19 PM IST

    Atrial fibrillation the most common type of irregular heartbeat is associated with increased mortality. While researchers have identified a causal link between obesity and AFib, the underlying mechanism of how obesity contributes to the heart arrhythmia and response to antiarrhythmic drugs (AADs) remains unclear.


    The researchers at the University of Illinois at Chicago have found that some antiarrhythmic medications used to treat AFib are less effective in patients who are obese in a new study. The results of this study are published in JAMA Cardiology.


    The study followed more than 300 patients in the UIC AFib Registry. According to UIC's Dr Dawood Darbar, senior author on the study, response to current antiarrhythmic drug treatment for AFib is highly variable and unpredictable, and medication selection depends on the treating physician. There are no guidelines to suggest whether Class I drugs -- which work on sodium channels in the heart to regulate heartbeat -- or Class III drugs --those that target potassium channels -- work best in which patients. Previously, it was assumed that both antiarrhythmic drugs were equally effective in preventing reoccurrences of AFib.


    In the new study, Darbar and his colleagues have shown that Class I drug treatment showed increased rates of AFib reoccurrences in obese patients compared with nonobese patients -- approximately 30% of obese patients had AFib reoccurrence, compared with only 6% of nonobese patients. This effect was not seen among patients treated with Class III drugs.


    Similar results were replicated in a study of obese and nonobese mice.


    "This is the first time anyone has shown that there is a differential response to antiarrhythmic drugs for AFib," said Darbar, professor and head of cardiology at the College of Medicine. "As 50% of the patients in our AFib Registry are obese, this provided us with a unique opportunity to determine whether obesity affected response to drug treatment for AFib. Our study provides new information that physicians can use to guide their decisions for obese patients with AFib.


    "This may particularly impact the health of ethnic minorities who are more likely to experience obesity," he said.


    More than 50% of the obese patients in the study were part of an ethnic minority group. While the prevalence of AFib is low in ethnic minority populations, their outcomes are graver.


    "With the obesity epidemic increasing, it leaves these populations at risk," Darbar said. "Having treatment options to better manage AFib would greatly improve quality of life and could prevent the risk of serious complications, like stroke, which can cause early death."


    Darbar and his colleagues ultimately hope to uncover the underlying mechanism of how obesity hinders Class I antiarrhythmic drugs and find new and targeted AFib treatment options.


    JAMA Cardiology

    For more details click on the link: http://dx.doi.org/10.1001/jamacardio.2019.4513
    AFibantiarrhythmic drugatrial fibrillationDr Dawood DarbarJAMA CardiologyObesity
    Source : JAMA Cardiology

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    Dr. Prem Aggarwal
    Dr. Prem Aggarwal

      Dr Prem Aggarwal, (MD, DNB Medicine, DNB Cardiology) is a Cardiologist by profession and also the Co-founder of Medical Dialogues. He is the Chairman of Sanjeevan Hospital in Central Delhi and also serving as the member of Delhi Medical Council

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