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- Title
How Should Weight Control and Caloric Intervention Be Implemented for Obese Heart Failure Patients?
- Authors
Okumura, Takahiro; Hiraiwa, Hiroaki; Takefuji, Mikito; Murohara, Toyoaki
- Abstract
The Framingham Heart Study has shown that obesity, defined by a body mass index (BMI) >30 kg/m SP 2 sp , is a potential independent risk factor for the onset of heart failure (HF) in the general population [[1]]. This phenomenon, widely known as the "obesity paradox", implies that a higher BMI is associated with a better prognosis for patients with HF [[4]]. The obesity paradox is observed not only in HF but also in patients with chronic wasting conditions, such as chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, cancer, and end-stage renal failure requiring dialysis [[5]].
- Subjects
HEART failure; HEART failure patients; OBESITY; CHOLESTERYL ester transfer protein
- Publication
Cardiology, 2023, Vol 148, Issue 2, p103
- ISSN
0008-6312
- Publication type
Article
- DOI
10.1159/000527385