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. Author manuscript; available in PMC: 2021 Jun 19.
Published in final edited form as: Circ Res. 2020 Jun 18;127(1):4–20. doi: 10.1161/CIRCRESAHA.120.316340

Figure 2. Relationship between physical activity, obesity and lean body mass in AF.

Figure 2.

Moderate physical activity (PA) should be recommended for all AF prevention levels – primordial, primary, and secondary. Low and extreme PA predisposes to obesity (fat) or excessive muscle (lean body) mass, respectively. Through complex pathophysiological mechanisms, both are risk factors for AF. (Illustration credit: Ben Smith)