The global obesity epidemic is well established, with increases in obesity prevalence for
most countries since the 1980s. Obesity contributes directly to incident cardiovascular risk …

This review addresses the interplay between obesity, type 2 diabetes mellitus, and
cardiovascular diseases. It is proposed that obesity, generally defined by an excess of body …

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

Obesity is a significant risk factor for arrhythmic cardiovascular death. Interactions between
epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) and myocytes are thought to play a key role in the …

Obesity is associated with higher risks of cardiac arrhythmias. Although this may be partly
explained by concurrent cardiometabolic ill-health, growing evidence suggests that …

Objectives: The study sought to determine the associations between local (pericardial) fat
and incident cardiovascular disease (CVD) events and cardiac remodeling independent of …

Background Epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) is in immediate apposition to the underlying
myocardium and, therefore, has the potential to influence myocardial systolic and diastolic …

Objectives The aim of this study was to characterize the characteristics of epicardial fat (EAT)
in different stage heart failure (HF) patients and its relationship between cardiac fibrosis …

Adipose tissue, a major endocrine organ, consists of brown and white adipocytes. Brown fat
may play a beneficial role in cardiometabolic disorders. Brown adipose tissue can also …

Obesity and atrial fibrillation have risen to epidemic levels worldwide and may continue to
grow over the next decades. Emerging evidence suggests that obesity promotes atrial and …