The Lead Episode 168: A Discussion of Weight Loss in Older Patients With Persistent Atrial Fibrillation, The LOSE-AF Randomized Clinical Trial

Description:

In this episode of The Lead, host Jenelle Dziano, PhD candidate, is joined by Roopinder Sandu, MD, MPH, FHRS and Louise Segan, MBBS, MPH, PhD to discuss the journal article, Weight Loss in Older Patients With Persistent Atrial Fibrillation, The LOSE-AF Randomized Clinical Trial. Together, they review the findings of the LOSE-AF randomized clinical trial examining weight loss in older patients with persistent atrial fibrillation.

Learning Objectives

• Review the key findings of the LOSE-AF randomized clinical trial examining weight loss in older patients with persistent atrial fibrillation.
• Discuss the role of weight loss in the management of older patients with persistent atrial fibrillation.
• Examine the clinical implications of the study findings for patients with persistent atrial fibrillation.

Host: Jenelle Dziano, PhD candidate

Guests: Roopinder Sandu, MD, MPH, FHRS and Louise Segan, MBBS, MPH, PhD

Disclosures:

J. Dziano

• No relevant disclosures

R. Sandu

• No relevant disclosures

L. Segan

• No relevant disclosures