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<journal-meta>
<journal-id>0120-5633</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista Colombiana de Cardiología]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev. Colomb. Cardiol.]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0120-5633</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[Sociedad Colombiana de Cardiologia. Oficina de Publicaciones]]></publisher-name>
</publisher>
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<article-meta>
<article-id>S0120-56332022000500587</article-id>
<article-id pub-id-type="doi">10.24875/rccar.21000091</article-id>
<title-group>
<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Obesidad y fibrilación auricular]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Obesity and atrial fibrillation]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Díaz-Cano]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Sandra M.]]></given-names>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Duque-Ramírez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Mauricio]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Lopera-Mejía]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Laura]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Palacio-Uribe]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Jorge I.]]></given-names>
</name>
<xref ref-type="aff" rid="Aff"/>
</contrib>
</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de Antioquia Facultad de Medicina de la Actividad Física y el Deporte ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Medellín ]]></addr-line>
<country>Colombia</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,CES Cardiología Departamento de Cardiología y Electrofisiología Clínica CES]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Medellín ]]></addr-line>
<country>Colombia</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af3">
<institution><![CDATA[,CES Cardiología Departamento de Cardiología Clínica CES]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Medellín ]]></addr-line>
<country>Colombia</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af4">
<institution><![CDATA[,Clínica Las Américas AUNA Departamento de Medicina de la Actividad Física y el Deporte ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[Medellín ]]></addr-line>
<country>Colombia</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>09</month>
<year>2022</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>09</month>
<year>2022</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>29</volume>
<numero>5</numero>
<fpage>587</fpage>
<lpage>592</lpage>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0120-56332022000500587&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0120-56332022000500587&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://www.scielo.org.co/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0120-56332022000500587&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[Resumen La obesidad ha aumentado en proporciones epidémicas en el mundo y cada vez es mayor su asociación con otras condiciones como la hipertensión, la apnea obstructiva del sueño y la diabetes mellitus. De acuerdo con los efectos adversos que tiene la obesidad sobre la estructura, función y hemodinámica cardiovascular, no es sorprendente que en el contexto de obesidad, la mayoría de enfermedades cardiovasculares aumenten su frecuencia, incluida la hipertensión, la enfermedad coronaria y la insuficiencia cardíaca, adicional al incremento significativo del riesgo de presentar fibrilación auricular de novo y su recurrencia. Factores cardíacos estructurales y, probablemente, cardiometabólicos explican gran parte de este efecto. Se realizó una búsqueda de artículos y estudios científicos en bases de datos (PubMed, Medline, EMBASE), y concluyó que la obesidad contribuye en gran parte al riesgo de fibrilación auricular. La literatura proporciona evidencia sólida a favor de incorporar el ejercicio como una estrategia complementaria para el manejo de la fibrilación auricular, demostrando que niveles más altos de actividad física dentro del rango óptimo pueden ser beneficiosos.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[Abstract Obesity has increased in epidemic proportions worldwide and is increasingly associated with other conditions such as hypertension, obstructive sleep apnea and diabetes. Considering the adverse effects that obesity has on cardiovascular hemodynamicsm structure and function, it is not surprising that in the context of obesity most cardiovascular diseases increase in frequency, including hypertension, coronary artery disease and heart failure, in addition to the significant increase in the risk of de novo atrial fibrillation and its recurrence. Structural cardiac factors, and probably cardiometabolic factors, account for much of this effect. A search for articles and scientific studies in databases (PubMed, Medline, EMBASE) was carried out, concluding that obesity contributes significantly to the risk of atrial fibrillation. The literature provides solid evidence in favor of incorporating exercise as a complementary strategy for atrial fibrillation management, demonstrating that higher levels of physical activity within the optimal range can be beneficial.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Fibrilación Atrial]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Ejercicio]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[Pérdida de peso]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Obesity]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Atrial fibrillation]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Exercise]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[Weight loss]]></kwd>
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