Obesity paradox: fact or fiction?

S Simati, A Kokkinos, M Dalamaga… - Current obesity …, 2023‏ - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review Obesity is related to several comorbidities such as type 2
diabetes mellitus, cardiovascular disease, heart failure, and various types of cancers. While …

The impact of obesity on the cardiovascular system

I Csige, D Ujvárosy, Z Szabó, I Lőrincz… - Journal of diabetes …, 2018‏ - Wiley Online Library
Obesity is a growing health problem worldwide. It is associated with an increased
cardiovascular risk on the one hand of obesity itself and on the other hand of associated …

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 …

An overview and update on obesity and the obesity paradox in cardiovascular diseases

A Elagizi, S Kachur, CJ Lavie, S Carbone… - Progress in …, 2018‏ - Elsevier
Obesity increases a number of cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors, but patients with
many types of CVD may have a better prognosis if classified as overweight or obese, a …

Obesity and cardiovascular disease: revisiting an old relationship

C Koliaki, S Liatis, A Kokkinos - Metabolism, 2019‏ - Elsevier
A wealth of clinical and epidemiological evidence has linked obesity to a broad spectrum of
cardiovascular diseases (CVD) including coronary heart disease, heart failure …

Obesity and hypertension

G Seravalle, G Grassi - Obesity: Clinical, Surgical and Practical Guide, 2024‏ - Springer
Obesity is a worldwide pandemic contributing to the hypertensive state and to the
cardiovascular morbidity leading to an increase in hospitalizations, events and cost to the …

American Association of Clinical Endocrinologists and American College of Endocrinology comprehensive clinical practice guidelines for medical care of patients with …

WT Garvey, JI Mechanick, EM Brett, AJ Garber… - Endocrine Practice, 2016‏ - Elsevier
Objective Development of these guidelines is mandated by the American Association of
Clinical Endocrinologists (AACE) Board of Directors and the American College of …

A watch-and-wait approach for locally advanced rectal cancer after a clinical complete response following neoadjuvant chemoradiation: a systematic review and meta …

F Dossa, TR Chesney, SA Acuna… - The lancet …, 2017‏ - thelancet.com
Background A watch-and-wait approach for patients with clinical complete response to
neoadjuvant chemoradiation could avoid the morbidity of conventional surgery for rectal …

Contributory risk and management of comorbidities of hypertension, obesity, diabetes mellitus, hyperlipidemia, and metabolic syndrome in chronic heart failure: a …

B Bozkurt, D Aguilar, A Deswal, SB Dunbar… - Circulation, 2016‏ - ahajournals.org
Elevated levels of diastolic BP and especially systolic BP (SBP) are major risk factors for the
development of HF. 18, 19 One of the most impactful observations from the Framingham …

Complications of obesity

D Kinlen, D Cody, D O'Shea - QJM: An International Journal of …, 2018‏ - academic.oup.com
Global obesity rates have increased exponentially in recent decades. People are becoming
obese younger, morbid obesity is increasing and the full health implications are only …