Background: Body mass index (BMI) is the most widely used measure to diagnose obesity.
However, the accuracy of BMI in detecting excess body adiposity in the adult general …

Obesity, particularly severe obesity is capable of producing hemodynamic alterations that
contribute to changes in cardiac morphology which may predispose to impairment of …

The burden of obesity has increased globally over the last few decades and its association
with insulin resistance and related cardio-metabolic problems have adversely affected our …

The ACC/AHA Task Force on Practice Guidelines was formed to make recommendations
regarding the diagnosis and treatment of patients with known or suspected cardiovascular …

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Aims We hypothesized that subjects with a normal body mass index (BMI), but high body fat
(BF) content [normal weight obesity (NWO)], have a higher prevalence of cardiometabolic …

Insulin resistance contributes to the pathophysiology of diabetes and is a hallmark of
obesity, metabolic syndrome, and many cardiovascular diseases. Therefore, quantifying …

The American Heart Association and the American Association of Cardiovascular and
Pulmonary Rehabilitation recognize that all cardiac rehabilitation/secondary prevention …

Context: Lorcaserin is a novel selective agonist of the serotonin 2C receptor. Objective: Our
objective was to evaluate the effects of lorcaserin on body weight, cardiovascular risk …

Men and women exhibit significant differences in obesity, cardiovascular disease, and
diabetes. To provide better diagnosis and treatment for both sexes, it is important to identify …