The prevalence of heart failure is on the rise and imposes a major health threat, in part, due
to the rapidly increased prevalence of overweight and obesity. To this point …

Obesity (especially visceral adiposity) can be associated with 3 different phenotypes of heart
failure: heart failure with a reduced ejection fraction, heart failure with a preserved ejection …

Signals from the intestinal microbiota are important for normal host physiology; alteration of
the microbiota (dysbiosis) is associated with multiple disease states. We determined the …

Background The epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) of metabolic syndrome (MetS) is
abnormally accumulated with dysfunctional secretion of adipokines, closely relating to …

This review focuses on the role of adipokines in the maintenance of a healthy cardiovascular
system, and the mechanisms by which these factors mediate the development of …

Background Germinated brown rice (GBR) is a novel functional food that is high in fiber and
bioactive compounds with health-promoting properties. This study aims to evaluate anti …

Obesity has been shown to impair myocardial performance. Nevertheless, the mechanisms
underlying the participation of calcium (Ca2+) handling on cardiac dysfunction in obesity …

Few studies have evaluated the relationship between the duration of obesity, cardiac
function, and the proteins involved in myocardial calcium (Ca2+) handling. We hypothesized …

Obesity has been shown to impair myocardial performance. Some factors have been
suggested as responsible for possible cardiac abnormalities in models of obesity, among …

Obesity-induced cardiomyopathy may be mediated by alterations in multiple signaling
cascades involved in glucose and lipid metabolism. Protein tyrosine phosphatase-1B …