Aims A higher body mass index (BMI) is associated with better survival in heart failure (HF)
patients, also known as the obesity paradox. However, BMI does not account for body …

Over the past 2 decades, the syndrome of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction
(HFpEF) received a lot of attention. 1–19 However, little therapeutic progress was made. 20 …

Obesity is a growing public health problem in the general population, and significantly
increases the risk for the development of new-onset heart failure (HF). However, in the …

There is scientific consensus that obesity increases the risk of cardiovascular diseases,
including heart failure. However, among persons who already have heart failure, outcomes …

Obesity is common in heart failure (HF) and is associated with improved outcomes, a finding
often termed the “obesity paradox.” Although fat distribution varies by gender, the role of …

Background To explore the relationship between weight-adjusted-waist index (WWI) and the
risk of all-cause mortality in one urban community-dwelling population in China. Methods …

OBJECTIVE To determine the combined effects of body mass index (BMI) and body fat (BF)
on prognosis in coronary heart disease (CHD) to better understand the obesity paradox …

The pathogenesis of obesity-associated cardiovascular diseases begins long prior to the
presentation of a cardiovascular event. In both men and women, cardiovascular events, and …

Background Asians are predisposed to a lean heart failure (HF) phenotype. Data on the
'obesity paradox', reported in Western populations, are scarce in Asia and have only utilised …

Aims An excessive production of aldosterone influences outcome in patients with heart
failure (HF) and in obese patients. Findings from laboratory studies suggest that chronic …