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ReviewHeart international2023

Sarcopenic Obesity as a Risk Factor for Cardiovascular Disease: An Underrecognized Clinical Entity.

Aditya John Binu, Nitin Kapoor, Saptarshi Bhattacharya, Kamal Kishor, Sanjay Kalra

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Review in Heart international, 2023. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

0numbers the graph read from it
0cells of the map it votes in
2citing papers in PubMed
0.2field-weighted citation impact, top 38% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

What it found

Each row is one number read from the abstract, on the scale the paper reported it, with its interval. Left of the dashed line favours the treatment, right favours the comparator. Under each row is the sentence it came from. New to these charts? A ten-minute tutorial.

The abstract states no effect estimate the extractor could read, or names no intervention and outcome on the map, so this paper lights no cell and moves no belief. It is still indexed, cited and linked below.

2 · The registry

The trial behind it

Trials whose registry record cites this paper, or whose number appears in the abstract. A trial that started after this paper was published is citing it as background, not reporting it.

Neither the registry nor the abstract names a trial number. If this is a trial report, that itself is worth knowing.

3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

2 citing papers in PubMed, 1 citations in OpenAlex.

  1. Obesity and Heart Failure: Introducing the Theme.Journal of cardiovascular development and disease · 2026
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4 · The record

Corrections and comments

PubMed lists nothing against this paper. Absence here is not a guarantee, only a check that was made.

5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

5 authors at 5 institutions in 2 countries.

Aditya John BinuDepartment of Cardiology, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India.
Nitin KapoorDepartment of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India.
Saptarshi BhattacharyaDepartment of Endocrinology, Indraprastha Apollo Hospital, New Delhi, Delhi, India.
Kamal KishorDepartment of Cardiology, Rama Hospital, Karnal, India.
Sanjay KalraDepartment of Endocrinology, Bharti Hospital, Karnal, India.
Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute · AUChandigarh University · INChristian Medical College, Vellore · INIndraprastha Apollo Hospitals · INRama Hospital & Research Centre · IN

Funding

No grant is acknowledged in the PubMed record.

6 · The paper itself

Abstract

Sarcopenic obesity (SO) is a chronic condition and an emerging health challenge, in view of the growing elderly population and the obesity epidemic. Due to a lack of awareness among treating doctors and the non-specific nauture of the associated symptoms, SO remains grossly underdiagnosed. There is no consensus yet on a standard definition or diagnostic criteria for SO, which limits the estimation of the global prevalence of this condition. It has been linked to numerous metabolic derangements, cardiovascular disease (CVD) and mortality. The treatment of SO is multimodal and requires expertise across multiple specialties. While dietary modifications and exercise regimens have shown a potential therapeutic benefit, there is currently no proven pharmacological management for SO. However, numerous drugs and the role of bariatric surgery are still under trial, and have great scope for further research. This article covers the available literature regarding the definition, diagnostic criteria, and prevalence of SO, with available evidence linking it to CVD, metabolic disease and mortality, and an overview of current directives on management.

Indexed as

Aginglifestylemuscleobesitysarcopeniasarcopenic obesity

Identifiers

PMID38419720
PMCPMC10897945
OpenAlexW4389511031

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Registered trials

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