Obesity and the Obesity Paradox in Heart Failure

Obesity continues to be a public health problem in the general population, and also significantly increases the risk for the development of new-onset heart failure (HF). However, in patients with already-established, chronic HF, overweight and mild to moderate obesity is associated with substantiall...

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Published in:	Progress in cardiovascular diseases Vol. 61; no. 2; pp. 151 - 156
Main Authors:	Horwich, Tamara B., Fonarow, Gregg C., Clark, Adrienne L.
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	United States Elsevier Inc 01.07.2018
Subjects:	Body mass index Heart failure Obesity paradox Waist circumference Heart failure Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction Body fat United States Cardiovascular disease Oxygen uptake Epicardial adipose tissue Right ventricle or ventricular Body mass index Waist circumference Bioelectrical impedance analysis Computed tomography Left ventricular ejection fraction Obesity paradox Cardiorespiratory fitness Minute ventilation/carbon dioxide production Dual energy x-ray absorptiometry Heart Failure with reduced ejection fraction
ISSN:	0033-0620, 1873-1740, 1532-8643, 1873-1740
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