Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death and disability worldwide. The
understanding of the risk factors for CVD may yield important insights into the prevention …

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death and disability worldwide. The
understanding of the risk factors for CVD may yield important insights into the prevention …

Background Obese people have a higher prevalence of cardiovascular disease, which is
supposed to be due to autonomic dysfunction and/or metabolic disorder. The alterations in …

To investigate the effects of obesity and weight loss on cardiovascular autonomic function,
we examined 28 obese patients referred for weight-reducing gastroplasty, 24 obese patients …

Background—Mechanisms of sudden cardiac death (SCD) in subjects with apparently
normal hearts are poorly understood. In survivors, clinical investigations may not establish …

Background Relations between organs and body size are not linear but rather follow
allometric (growth) relations characterized by their powers (exponents). Methods and …

Cardiovascular disease accounts for approximately 30% of all deaths worldwide, and will
only worsen as the world's population ages. It is well-established that age, per se, is a major …

Obese persons suffer from an increased mortality risk supposedly due to cardiovascular
disorders related to either continuously lowered parasympathetic or altered sympathetic …

Obesity is associated with a wide variety of electrocardiographic (ECG) abnormalities. Most
of these reflect alterations in cardiac morphology. Some serve as markers of risk for sudden …

OBJECTIVE: The autonomic nervous system (ANS) is a key factor in the regulation of energy
balance and body fat storage; however, to what extent the physical activity during the …