Disparate Effects of Metabolically Healthy Obesity in Coronary Heart Disease and Heart Failure

[...]if substantial weight gain occurs, preventing and treating cardiometabolic abnormalities seem merited. [...]unlike CHD, for which maintaining a healthy cardiometabolic status seems to protect the obese patients from acute disease, in HF, the risk is increased in obesity regardless of cardiometa...

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Published in:Journal of the American College of Cardiology 2014-03, Vol.63 (11), p.1079-1081
Main Authors: Lavie, Carl J., MD, Milani, Richard V., MD, Ventura, Hector O., MD
Format: Article
Language:English
Subjects:
Body Mass Index
Cardiology
Cardiovascular
Cardiovascular disease
Cause of Death
coronary heart disease
Female
fitness
heart failure
Heart Failure - etiology
Humans
Internal Medicine
Male
Mortality
Myocardial Infarction - etiology
Obesity
Obesity - complications
Weight control
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Summary:[...]if substantial weight gain occurs, preventing and treating cardiometabolic abnormalities seem merited. [...]unlike CHD, for which maintaining a healthy cardiometabolic status seems to protect the obese patients from acute disease, in HF, the risk is increased in obesity regardless of cardiometabolic status.
ISSN:0735-1097
1558-3597
DOI:10.1016/j.jacc.2013.10.080