Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common sustained arrhythmia in the world and is associated with significant morbidity as well as rising attributable mortality.1 At a structural level, AF is associated with electrical and mechanical atrial remodelling, which provide the substrate for AF initiation and maintenance.2,3 At a clinical level, increasing age, hypertension, obesity, metabolic syndrome, and obstructive sleep apnoea (OSA) are associated with incident AF.4,5 A recent study showed...
