AHA: Rising Outdoor Temperatures Tied to Higher Risk for Atrial Fibrillation
There is a dose-response relationship between rising outdoor temperatures and increased atrial fibrillation (AF) events, according to a study presented at the American Heart Association Scientific Sessions 2024, held from Nov. 16 to 18 in Chicago.
Barrak Alahmad, M.D., Ph.D., M.P.H., from Harvard University in Boston, and colleagues examined the role of emerging environmental risk factors, like extreme heat driven by climate change. The Medtronic Product Surveillance Registry was used to identify 2,313 patients who received a cardioverter-defibrillator or cardiac resynchronization therapy defibrillator device implant (2016 to 2023) and had an atrial arrhythmic event.
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