Role of epicardial adipose tissue in cardiovascular diseases: a review

M Konwerski, A Gąsecka, G Opolski, M Grabowski… - Biology, 2022 - mdpi.com
Simple Summary Cardiovascular diseases (CVDs) are the leading causes of death
worldwide. Epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) is one of the most important risk factors for …

Complex interaction of obesity, intentional weight loss and heart failure: a systematic review and meta-analysis

R Mahajan, M Stokes, A Elliott, DA Munawar… - Heart, 2020 - heart.bmj.com
Objective The aim of the meta-analysis was to determine the association of obesity and
heart failure (HF) and the cardiac impact of intentional weight loss following bariatric surgery …

The effects of bariatric surgery on cardiac structure and function: a systematic review of cardiac imaging outcomes

R Aggarwal, L Harling, E Efthimiou, A Darzi… - Obesity surgery, 2016 - Springer
Background Obesity is associated with cardiac dysfunction, atherosclerosis, and increased
cardiovascular risk. It can be lead to obesity cardiomyopathy and severe heart failure, which …

The effects of bariatric surgery on cardiac function: a systematic review and meta-analysis

N Sargsyan, JY Chen, R Aggarwal, MG Fadel… - International Journal of …, 2024 - nature.com
Introduction Obesity is associated with alterations in cardiac structure and haemodynamics
leading to cardiovascular mortality and morbidity. Culminating evidence suggests …

Targeting epicardial adipose tissue with exercise, diet, bariatric surgery or pharmaceutical interventions: a systematic review and meta‐analysis

N Launbo, EH Zobel, BJ von Scholten… - Obesity …, 2021 - Wiley Online Library
Epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) and pericardial adipose tissue (PAT) are metabolically
active fat depots implicated in cardiovascular disease, and EAT has potential as a novel …

Comparison of reducing epicardial fat by exercise, diet or bariatric surgery weight loss strategies: a systematic review and meta‐analysis

SW Rabkin, H Campbell - Obesity reviews, 2015 - Wiley Online Library
The objectives were to determine whether epicardial fat (EAT) is subject to modification, and
whether various strategies accomplish this end point and the relationship between weight …

[PDF][PDF] RASopathy-associated cardiomyopathy

A Albakri - Int Med Care, 2019 - m.script-one.com
RASopathies are a family of developmental disorders that share germline mutations in the
components of the RAS-MAPK pathway leading to dysregulated signalling. A high …

Effects of bariatric surgery on cardiac structure and function: a systematic review and meta-analysis

C Cuspidi, M Rescaldani, M Tadic… - American journal of …, 2014 - academic.oup.com
BACKGROUND Morbid obesity, a condition increasingly treated with bariatric procedures, is
strongly associated with left ventricular (LV) hypertrophy and impaired LV function. We …

Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease as an emerging risk factor for heart failure

RM Inciardi, A Mantovani, G Targher - Current Heart Failure Reports, 2023 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of the Review Non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD) and heart failure
(HF) are two chronic diseases that have become important global public health problems …

Bariatric surgery as a treatment for heart failure: review of the literature and potential mechanisms

TL Kindel, JL Strande - Surgery for Obesity and Related Diseases, 2018 - Elsevier
Heart failure due to severe obesity is a complex disease due to multiple mechanisms,
including increased body mass, inflammation, and impaired cardiac metabolism that is …