Connecting epicardial adipose tissue and heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: mechanisms, management and modern perspectives

G van Woerden, DJ van Veldhuisen… - European Journal of …, 2022 - Wiley Online Library
Obesity is very common in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction
(HFpEF) and it has been suggested that obesity plays an important role in the …

Diastolic dysfunction and sex-specific progression to HFpEF: current gaps in knowledge and future directions

A Van Ommen, ED Canto, MJ Cramer, FH Rutten… - BMC medicine, 2022 - Springer
Diastolic dysfunction of the left ventricle (LVDD) is equally common in elderly women and
men. LVDD is a condition that can remain latent for a long time but is also held responsible …

Anthropometric measures and adverse outcomes in heart failure with reduced ejection fraction: revisiting the obesity paradox

JH Butt, MC Petrie, PS Jhund, N Sattar… - European heart …, 2023 - academic.oup.com
Aims Although body mass index (BMI) is the most commonly used anthropometric measure,
newer indices such as the waist-to-height ratio, better reflect the location and amount of …

The association between weight-adjusted-waist index and abdominal aortic calcification in adults aged≥ 40 years: results from NHANES 2013–2014

Z Qin, D Du, Y Li, K Chang, Q Yang, Z Zhang, R Liao… - Scientific Reports, 2022 - nature.com
The negative effects of obesity on the cardiovascular health have drawn much attention.
Weight-adjusted-waist index (WWI) has been proved to reflect weight-independent …

[HTML][HTML] Associations of relative fat mass, a new index of adiposity, with type-2 diabetes in the general population

N Suthahar, K Wang, VW Zwartkruis, SJL Bakker… - European journal of …, 2023 - Elsevier
Background Relative fat mass (RFM) is a novel sex-specific anthropometric equation (based
on height and waist measurements) to estimate whole-body fat percentage. Objective To …

Adiposity, fat-free mass and incident heart failure in 500 000 individuals

AS Oguntade, H Taylor, B Lacey, S Lewington - Open Heart, 2024 - openheart.bmj.com
Background and aims The independent role of body fat distribution and fat-free mass in
heart failure (HF) risk is unclear. We investigated the role of different body composition …

Relative fat mass and prediction of incident atrial fibrillation, heart failure and coronary artery disease in the general population

VW Zwartkruis, N Suthahar, DL Idema… - International Journal of …, 2023 - nature.com
Background Relative fat mass (RFM) is an emerging marker of obesity that estimates body
fat percentage using a sex-specific formula containing height and waist circumference (WC) …

Temporal trends in obesity defined by the relative fat mass (RFM) index among adults in the United States from 1999 to 2020: a population-based study

OO Woolcott, T Seuring - BMJ open, 2023 - bmjopen.bmj.com
Objectives The body mass index (BMI) largely underestimates excess body fat, suggesting
that the prevalence of obesity could be underestimated. Biologically, women are known to …

Body Composition and risk of incident heart failure in 1 million adults: a systematic review and dose–response meta‐analysis of prospective cohort studies

AS Oguntade, N Islam, R Malouf, H Taylor… - Journal of the …, 2023 - Am Heart Assoc
Background The aim of this systematic review was to quantify the associations between
body composition measures and risk of incident heart failure (HF) and its subtypes in the …

Lower adherence to a Mediterranean diet is associated with high adiposity in community-dwelling older adults: results from the longevity check-up (lookup) 7+ project

S Cacciatore, G Gava, R Calvani, E Marzetti… - Nutrients, 2023 - mdpi.com
High adiposity impacts health and quality of life in old age, owing to its association with
multimorbidity, decreased physical performance, and frailty. Whether a high adherence to a …