The markedly high prevalence of obesity contributes to the increased incidence of chronic diseases, such as diabetes, hypertension, sleep apnea, and heart disease. Because of high prevalence of obesity in almost all countries, it has been the focus of many researches throughout the world during the recent decades. Along with increasing researches, new concepts and controversies have been emerge...

BACKGROUND Recent studies have reported the existence of obesity paradox in acute coronary syndromes (ACS). However, the occurrence of obesity paradox in men and women has not yet been thoroughly investigated, even though both genders differ in patterns and incidence of obesity. AIM Therefore, the aim of this study was to investigate whether obesity influence on outcomes of patients with ACS ...

Obesity is a long established risk factor for cardiovascular diseases including heart failure. However, recent evidence suggests that obese patients with failure report more favorable outcomes than normal weights. This paper presents, reviews, and discusses some of the currently available describing association between obesity failure, especially as obesity-heart paradox. Pathophysiological dat...