Obesity and Cardiovascular Diseases

Obesity has reached epidemic proportions both in the United States and worldwide. There are numerous adverse effects on cardiac structure, hemodynamics, cellular abnormalities, as well as, increases in cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk factors such as hypertension, coronary heart disease, dyslipidemia, atrial fibrillation, and depression. Despite these overwhelming findings, large amounts of evidence support the presence of an “obesity paradox,” where obese patients with CVD have a better prognosis than do lean or normal weight CVD patients.
Source: Current Problems in Cardiology - Category: Cardiology Authors: Source Type: research