Healthy Weight and Obesity Prevention: JACC Health Promotion Series
Overweight and obesity have reached epidemic levels in the United States and worldwide,
and this has contributed to substantial cardiovascular and other health risks. However …
and this has contributed to substantial cardiovascular and other health risks. However …
Obesity and cardiovascular disease
The prevalence of obesity has increased worldwide over the past few decades. In 2013, the
prevalence of obesity exceeded the 50% of the adult population in some countries from …
prevalence of obesity exceeded the 50% of the adult population in some countries from …
Current diagnostic and treatment strategies for specific dilated cardiomyopathies: a scientific statement from the American Heart Association
The first classification on this topic categorized cardiomyopathies as heart muscle diseases
with dilated (DCM), hypertrophic, restrictive, arrhythmogenic right ventricular (ARVC), or …
with dilated (DCM), hypertrophic, restrictive, arrhythmogenic right ventricular (ARVC), or …
Obesity and atrial fibrillation prevalence, pathogenesis, and prognosis: effects of weight loss and exercise
Both obesity and atrial fibrillation (AF) are increasing in epidemic proportions, and both
increase the prevalence of cardiovascular disease events. Obesity has adverse effects on …
increase the prevalence of cardiovascular disease events. Obesity has adverse effects on …
Obesity and prevalence of cardiovascular diseases and prognosis—the obesity paradox updated
The prevalence and severity of obesity have increased in the United States and most of the
Westernized World over recent decades, reaching worldwide epidemics. Since obesity …
Westernized World over recent decades, reaching worldwide epidemics. Since obesity …
Diabetes-associated cardiac fibrosis: cellular effectors, molecular mechanisms and therapeutic opportunities
I Russo, NG Frangogiannis - Journal of molecular and cellular cardiology, 2016 - Elsevier
Both type 1 and type 2 diabetes are associated with cardiac fibrosis that may reduce
myocardial compliance, contribute to the pathogenesis of heart failure, and trigger …
myocardial compliance, contribute to the pathogenesis of heart failure, and trigger …
Obesity and cardiovascular diseases: implications regarding fitness, fatness, and severity in the obesity paradox
Obesity has been increasing in epidemic proportions, with a disproportionately higher
increase in morbid or class III obesity, and obesity adversely affects cardiovascular (CV) …
increase in morbid or class III obesity, and obesity adversely affects cardiovascular (CV) …
Body mass index, the most widely used but also widely criticized index: would a criterion standard measure of total body fat be a better predictor of cardiovascular …
Objectives To examine whether an accurate measure (using a criterion standard method) of
total body fat would be a better predictor of cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality than …
total body fat would be a better predictor of cardiovascular disease (CVD) mortality than …
Effects of obesity on cardiovascular hemodynamics, cardiac morphology, and ventricular function
MA Alpert, J Omran, BP Bostick - Current obesity reports, 2016 - Springer
Obesity produces a variety of hemodynamic alterations that may cause changes in cardiac
morphology which predispose to left and right ventricular dysfunction. Various …
morphology which predispose to left and right ventricular dysfunction. Various …
Obesity and heart failure: focus on the obesity paradox
The escalating prevalence of obesity has been linked to substantial increases in both
metabolic and cardiovascular disease. Nevertheless, the direct effects of obesity on …
metabolic and cardiovascular disease. Nevertheless, the direct effects of obesity on …