Randomised trial of app-led motivational support for patients with AF to promote weight loss (MOTIVATE-AF).

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is responsible for significant patient morbidity, and obesity is a major contributor to AF incidence and symptom burden. Weight loss has been shown to positively modify AF symptoms, but weight loss in a real-world population is often only temporary. This randomised study set out to examine if smartphone-based app technology could increase weight loss in a patient population with obesity and AF.

Drop attacks: a practical guide.

'Drop attacks' encompass both falls and transient loss of consciousness, but the term is not clearly defined. We offer our definition and explore the differential diagnoses. The most common causes are cardiovascular.