Sarcopenic Obesity and Cardiovascular Disease: An Overlooked but High-Risk Syndrome
Adopting uniform diagnostic criteria for SO will enable more accurate characterization of
prevalence and cardiometabolic risk moving forward. Although current management …
prevalence and cardiometabolic risk moving forward. Although current management …
[HTML][HTML] Low muscle mass by preprocedural computed tomography is associated with worse short-term outcomes in transcatheter aortic valve replacement recipients
Low muscle mass (LMM) is associated with worse outcomes in various clinical situations.
Traditional frailty markers have been used for preoperative risk stratification in patients who …
Traditional frailty markers have been used for preoperative risk stratification in patients who …
[HTML][HTML] The Impact of Metabolic Syndrome on Heart Failure in Young Korean Population: A Nationwide Study
TE Kim, H Kim, J Sung, DK Kim, MS Lee, SW Han… - …, 2024 - pmc.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
Limited data are available regarding the effect of metabolic syndrome on heart failure (HF)
development in young individuals. Utilizing data from the Korean National Health Insurance …
development in young individuals. Utilizing data from the Korean National Health Insurance …
Heart Failure and Obesity: Unraveling Molecular Mechanisms of Excess Adipose Tissue
J Dronkers, DJ van Veldhuisen, P van der Meer… - Journal of the American …, 2024 - jacc.org
Obesity is an ongoing pandemic and is associated with the development of heart failure
(HF), and especially HF with preserved ejection fraction. The definition of obesity is currently …
(HF), and especially HF with preserved ejection fraction. The definition of obesity is currently …
Greater pericardial and visceral adiposity increase risk of hospitalization or death from SARS-CoV-2 infection in community dwelling adults: A C4R Study
Importance: Higher body mass index (BMI) increases risk of respiratory failure and death
from SARS-CoV-2 infection. BMI is imprecise and fails to account for adipose tissue …
from SARS-CoV-2 infection. BMI is imprecise and fails to account for adipose tissue …
Skeletal muscle quantity and quality evaluation in heart failure: comparing thoracic versus abdominopelvic CT approaches
Given the critical role of skeletal muscle in healthy aging, low muscle mass (myopenia) and
quality (myosteatosis) can be used as predictors of poor functional and cardiometabolic …
quality (myosteatosis) can be used as predictors of poor functional and cardiometabolic …
Associations of adipose tissue depots with cardiac resynchronization therapy response and clinical outcomes: A CRT-HF Clinic substudy
Background The region of adipose deposition is an important determinant in the outcomes
of patients with heart failure (HF). However, the impact of regional adiposity on HF patients …
of patients with heart failure (HF). However, the impact of regional adiposity on HF patients …
It's a Matter of Fat: The Obesity Paradox in Heart Failure
HR Smith, LD Roberts, KK Witte - American Journal of Cardiology, 2023 - ajconline.org
The heart failure (HF) obesity paradox describes the phenomenon in which a higher body
mass index (BMI) is associated with a greater risk for HF development but better HF …
mass index (BMI) is associated with a greater risk for HF development but better HF …