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Protracted overweight complication: Atrial Fibrillation and Respiratory diseases

We cannot say it is business as usual with the protracted overweight complication ravaging in our communities. Being obese has been linked to so many health conditions which we have already discussed some. But for the purpose of this article, we are going to engage the expert opinion of doctor Dalal Akoury MD President and founder of AWAREmed health and wellness resource center to help us understand the link between obesity and atrial fibrillation. Before we get into the connections, it may interest you to note that for timely and professional treatment of all these disturbing health issues, you can always schedule an appointment with doctor Akoury for the commencement of your recovery program.

Your good healthy is our priority and that is why doctor Akoury created this medical center primarily to help in the transformation of people’s lives through increasing awareness about health and wellness and by empowering individuals into finding their own inner healing power. Dr. Akoury’s practice focuses primarily on personalized medicine through healthy lifestyle choices tailored to primary prevention and underlying causes instead of patching up symptoms. If you need help on matters pertaining addiction, weight gain, obesity, beauty among other health complications then you can schedule for an appointment with her today for professional treatment. In the meantime, let us get into the discussion of our topic (obesity in atrial fibrillation and respiratory diseases).

Protracted overweight complication: Atrial Fibrillation

Atrial fibrillation is caused by an abnormal electrical system in the heart, which makes the upper chambers of the heart beat in a rapid and disorganized way. In some cases, the exact cause of atrial fibrillation is unknown, but conditions that affect the health of the heart, along with older age, are some of the known risk factors which may include:

High blood pressure
Coronary heart disease
Heart valve problems
Heart failure

The consequences of being obese is that, your heart may be damaged in the process leading to atrial fibrillation. This is likely to trigger pressure to build up in the blood vessels of the lungs. The implication of this is that pressure will be building up on the right side of the heart a factor that is always triggered by atrial. Besides that fact, it is equally important to remember that obesity also exacts pressure on your neck when sleeping. This compresses the neck and frustrates breathing a condition known as obstructive sleep apnea. Sleep apnea causes oxygen in the blood to dip down to dangerous levels, and that may cause functional and structural changes in the heart that trigger atrial fibrillation. All these are triggered by poor weight management and that is why doctor Akoury is working round the clock into ensuring that any protracted overweight complication is addressed in good time and does not get out of hand.