ReviewThe journal of Tehran Heart Center2017
Obesity, Heart Failure, and Obesity Paradox.
Review in The journal of Tehran Heart Center, 2017. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers.
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- Reversible left ventricular trabecular remodeling after bariatric surgery in obesity: a prospective cohort study using quantitative cardiac MRI.Quantitative imaging in medicine and surgery · 2026Article
- High blood pressure-targeted management associated with reduced benefits of higher body mass index in elderly patients with septic shock: a post hoc analysis of a multicenter randomized controlled trial.Annals of intensive care · 2026Article
- Prevalence, Clinical Correlates, and Prognostic Impact of Tricuspid Regurgitation in Older Adults: The ARIC Study.Journal of the American Heart Association · 2025Article
- Obesity-attributable risk of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in the United States: a Bayesian network analysis.American journal of preventive cardiology · 2025Article
- Influence of Insertion/Deletion Polymorphism of the Angiotensin Converting Enzyme Gene on Adiposity and Cardiac Function in Patients with Heart Failure.Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia · 2025Article
- Global epidemiology of heart failure.Nature reviews. Cardiology · 2024Review
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- Association of Body Mass Index With Clinical Features and Outcomes in Adults With Fontan Palliation.Journal of the American Heart Association · 2023Article
- Obesity Paradox among Heart Failure with Reduced Ejection Fraction Patients: A Retrospective Cohort Study.Medicina (Kaunas, Lithuania) · 2022Article
- Obesity, hypertension, and tobacco use associated with left ventricular remodeling and hypertrophy in South African women: Birth to Twenty Plus Cohort.BMC cardiovascular disorders · 2022Article
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- Natriuretic Peptide Clearance Receptor (NPR-C) Pathway as a Novel Therapeutic Target in Obesity-Related Heart Failure With Preserved Ejection Fraction (HFpEF).Frontiers in physiology · 2021Review
- Predictors of Hospitalization for Heart Failure Decompensation in 18-months Follow-up After Index Hospitalization for Acute Heart Failure.Medical archives (Sarajevo, Bosnia and Herzegovina) · 2018Article
- Differential metabolic effects of constant moderate versus high intensity interval training in high-fat fed mice: possible role of muscle adiponectin.Physiological reports · 2018Article
- The presence of obesity paradox in Greek patients with chronic heart failure.Pragmatic and observational research · 2017Article
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Abstract
The incidence and prevalence of obesity are fast increasing worldwide. Various indices have been used to measure and assess obesity. The body mass index (BMI) is the most common and practical of these indices. Overweight and obesity exert considerable adverse effects on the cardiovascular system. These effects are mediated through various neurohormonal and cytokine pathways, most of which are inflammatory mediators. Systolic and / or diastolic heart failure is more prevalent among obese and overweight individuals than among normal weight people. The concept of the "obesity paradox" has been proposed by some previously published studies, in which the prognosis of obese patients with established cardiovascular diseases, especially heart failure, is better than that of their leaner counterparts. In this review, we discuss the obesity paradox and its possible pathophysiologic mechanisms.
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