INTERVIEW
The LEGACY of
Sustained
Weight Loss
Obesity is a clear problem in the United States,
and, for a variety of patients, it can be a particularly
complicated problem. CardioSource WorldNews
spoke with Parash Sanders, MBBS, PhD, professor
Center for Heart Rhythm Disorders in the University of Adelaide in Australia, and Rajeev Pathak,
MD, a cardiologist and electrophysiology fellow at
the Center, about their JACC publication “Long-term
Effect of Goal-directed, Weight Management in AF
Cohort.” LEGACY—a long-term, follow up study—
grew from the notion that weight loss lessens
the burden of AF. What investigators did know is
whether benefit of weight loss on rhythm control
was sustained, had dose effect, or was impacted by
weight fluctua F