Editorial

Does Weight Loss Prevent Atrial Fibrillation?

JAMA 10.1001/jama.2026.6094

May 20, 2026 at 11:00 AM EDT

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Corresponding Author: Gregory M. Marcus, MD, MAS, Division of Cardiology, University of California, San Francisco, 505 Parnassus Ave, M1180B, San Francisco, CA 94143 (greg.marcus@ucsf.edu).

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