BACKGROUND Obesity has been found to be associated with future development of diastolic heart failure. Other evidence has indicated that the effect of obesity on left ventricular (LV) mass varies among ethnicities. However, there are few data on the relationship between body mass index (BMI) and LV diastolic dysfunction in the Japanese population. METHODSANDRESULTS We performed echocardiograp...

BACKGROUND In congenitally corrected transposition of the great arteries the right ventricle (RV) supports systemic circulation, and patients are prone to develop heart failure over time. Chronic volume overload secondary to obesity may contribute to premature dysfunction of the systemic RV. AIM The aim of our study was to assess the systemic RV function in overweight/obese adult patients wit...

Abstract Background Although obesity is a well-recognised risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD), the impact of long-term body mass index (BMI) changes in overweight or obese adults, on heart failure, CVD and mortality has not been quantified. Methods This population-based cohort study used routine UK primary care electronic health data linked to secondary death-registry records. We ident...

BACKGROUND Obesity is a risk factor for cardiovascular disease in people, but overweight and obese human heart failure patients have improved survival compared with normal--or underweight controls--the obesity paradox. The purpose of this study was to determine if there is an association of body weight and body condition with survival in dogs with heart failure. HYPOTHESIS That body condition...

OBJECTIVES The purpose of this study was to assess the independent effect of increased body size on left ventricular (LV) diastolic function. BACKGROUND Obese and overweight persons are at increased risk of heart failure. Left ventricular diastolic dysfunction is an asymptomatic condition associated with future heart failure. It is unclear whether obesity and overweight are independently asso...

OBJECTIVE To ascertain the prevalence of obesity and overweight recording in primary care (PC) clinical records. DESIGN A descriptive, cross-sectional study. SETTING The study was conducted in three urban, primary care centers in Gipuzkoa. PARTICIPANTS 620 computerized clinical records randomly selected from a population of 63,820. Patient age older than 14 years was the only inclusion cr...

BACKGROUND Overweight and obese persons are at risk of a number of medical conditions which can lead to further morbidity and mortality. The primary objective of this study is to provide an estimate of the incidence of each co-morbidity related to obesity and overweight using a meta-analysis. METHODS A literature search for the twenty co-morbidities identified in a preliminary search was cond...

  Background : Hypertension is a risk factor for life threatening diseases such as cerebrovascular accidents, coronary artery diseases, congestive heart failure and chronic renal failure. The prevalence of non-communicable diseases such as hypertension and diabetes including obesity has increased over the past few years in Iran. The first step for modification of cardiovascular diseases in a de...

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