The global prevalence of obesity has more than doubled over the past four decades,
currently affecting more than a billion individuals. Beyond its recognition as a high-risk …

Introduction Obesity is associated with alterations in cardiac structure and haemodynamics
leading to cardiovascular mortality and morbidity. Culminating evidence suggests …

Cardiac fat pad is a metabolically active organ that plays a role in energy homeostasis and
cardiovascular diseases and generates inflammatory cytokines. Many studies have shown …

Purpose This study evaluated the improvement of respiratory function and airway volumes
using spirometry and computed tomography (CT) in severely obese Japanese patients …

Epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) is a visceral fat depot located between the myocardium and
visceral epicardium. Emerging evidence suggests that excessive EAT is linked to increased …

The subepicardial tissue is composed of myocardium, fatty tissue, neurons, inflammatory
cells, arteries, veins and lymphatic vessels. These components are intimately related and …

Background and aims Overweight and obesity have been found to exhibit a statistically
significant increase in corrected QT interval (QTc), a major contributing factor to sudden …

Abstract Background and Aims: Previous studies have demonstrated variations in the impact
of weight loss achieved through dietary control, exercise, drug-induced weight loss, or even …