Leptin, adiponectin, tumor necrosis factor α, and irisin concentrations as factors linking obesity with the risk of atrial fibrillation among inpatients with cardiovascular diseases

Abstract

Adipocytokines and irisin exert a significant but weak effect on heart chamber size and affect the risk of AF occurrence. Their blood concentrations do not seem to be related simply to body composition but probably depend on individual variations in adipocytokine and myokine secretion as a result of numerous factors.