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 …

Obesity phenotypes and their paradoxical association with cardiovascular diseases

A Vecchié, F Dallegri, F Carbone… - European journal of …, 2018 - Elsevier
The pro-inflammatory state of the visceral adipose tissue (VAT) is supposed to accelerate
cardiovascular (CV) and metabolic diseases in obese subjects. Some studies have recently …

Epidemiology and one‐year outcomes in patients with chronic heart failure and preserved, mid‐range and reduced ejection fraction: an analysis of the ESC Heart …

O Chioncel, M Lainscak, PM Seferovic… - European journal of …, 2017 - Wiley Online Library
Aims The objectives of the present study were to describe epidemiology and outcomes in
ambulatory heart failure (HF) patients stratified by left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) and …

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 …

Role of gender, age and BMI in prognosis of heart failure

S Sciomer, F Moscucci, E Salvioni… - European journal of …, 2020 - journals.sagepub.com
The prognostic stratification of heart failure remains an urgent need for correct clinical
management of the affected patients. In fact, due to the high mortality and morbidity rates …

Body mass index and outcomes in ischaemic versus non-ischaemic heart failure across the spectrum of ejection fraction

F Gentile, P Sciarrone, E Zamora… - European journal of …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Aims Obesity is related to better prognosis in heart failure with either reduced (HFrEF; left
ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF)< 40%) or preserved LVEF (HFpEF; LVEF≥ 50%) …

Renal function estimation and Cockcroft–Gault formulas for predicting cardiovascular mortality in population-based, cardiovascular risk, heart failure and post …

JP Ferreira, N Girerd, P Pellicori, K Duarte, S Girerd… - BMC medicine, 2016 - Springer
Background Renal impairment is a major risk factor for mortality in various populations.
Three formulas are frequently used to assess both glomerular filtration rate (eGFR) or …

Comparison of characteristics and 3-year outcomes in patients with acute heart failure with preserved, mid-range, and reduced ejection fraction

JH Cho, WS Choe, HJ Cho, HY Lee, J Jang… - Circulation …, 2019 - jstage.jst.go.jp
Background: The clinical characteristics and outcomes of acute heart failure (AHF)
according to left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) have not been fully elucidated …

Body surface area, height, and body fat percentage as more sensitive risk factors of cancer and cardiovascular disease

S Si, MA Tewara, X Ji, Y Wang, Y Liu, X Dai… - Cancer …, 2020 - Wiley Online Library
Background Limited studies have compared the association between various physical
measurements and the risk of cancer or cardiovascular disease (CVD). We aim to explore …

Physical function and exercise training in older patients with heart failure

AJS Coats, DE Forman, M Haykowsky… - Nature Reviews …, 2017 - nature.com
Heart failure (HF) is a common end point for numerous cardiovascular conditions, including
coronary artery disease, valvular disease, and hypertension. HF predominantly affects older …