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Obesity in heart failure: impact on survival and treatment modalities
- Source :
- Expert Review of Cardiovascular Therapy. 11:1141-1153
- Publication Year :
- 2013
- Publisher :
- Informa UK Limited, 2013.
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Abstract
- Heart failure (HF) and obesity are commonly seen in the USA. Although obesity is associated with traditional cardiovascular disease, its relationship with HF is complex. Obesity is an accepted risk factor for incident HF. However, in patients with established HF, there exists a paradoxical correlation, with escalating BMI incrementally protective against adverse outcomes. Despite this relationship, patients with HF may desire to lose weight to reduce comorbidities or to improve quality of life. Thus far, studies have shown that intentional weight loss in obese patients with HF does not increase risk, with strategies including dietary modification, physical activity, pharmacotherapy, and/or surgical intervention.
- Subjects :
- medicine.medical_specialty
Cardiomyopathy
Disease
Pharmacotherapy
Quality of life
Risk Factors
Weight loss
Internal medicine
Weight Loss
Internal Medicine
medicine
Humans
Obesity
Risk factor
Intensive care medicine
Heart Failure
business.industry
General Medicine
medicine.disease
Treatment Outcome
Heart failure
Cardiology
Heart-Assist Devices
medicine.symptom
Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine
business
Subjects
Details
- ISSN :
- 17448344 and 14779072
- Volume :
- 11
- Database :
- OpenAIRE
- Journal :
- Expert Review of Cardiovascular Therapy
- Accession number :
- edsair.doi.dedup.....80526cc3fe64b72e5868a4a08cb6027f
- Full Text :
- https://doi.org/10.1586/14779072.2013.824691