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 …

A global heart failure (HF) registry suggested that the inverse association between body
mass index (BMI) and all-cause mortality differed by race, particularly stronger in Japanese …

Background Higher body mass index (BMI) is associated with better outcome compared with
normal weight in patients with HF and other chronic diseases. It remains uncertain whether …

Obesity has reached epidemic proportions in most of the Westernized world.
Overweightness and obesity adversely impact cardiac structure and function, including on …

Background: In heart failure (HF), obesity, defined as body mass index (BMI)⩾ 30 kg m− 2, is
paradoxically associated with higher survival rates compared with normal-weight patients …

Objectives: This study sought to evaluate the influence of race/ethnicity on the relationship
between body mass index (BMI) and mortality in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction …

Heart failure (HF) and obesity are major public health problems. Studies have shown that
obesity may increase the risk of developing new HF but after patients have developed HF …

Obesity increases almost all of the cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors, including
increasing the risk of hypertension and coronary heart disease (CHD), two strong risk factors …

BACKGROUND: Obesity is considered as an independent risk factor for development of
heart failure (HF); however, its role in the progression of HF independent of atherosclerotic …

Substantial evidence points out that obesity impacts most of the cardiovascular (CV) disease
(CVD) risk factors, including adversely effecting lipids, increasing arterial pressure, elevating …