Lean mass abnormalities in heart failure: the role of sarcopenia, sarcopenic obesity, and cachexia

S Carbone, HE Billingsley… - Current problems in …, 2020 - Elsevier
The role of body composition in patients with heart failure (HF) has been receiving much
attention in the last few years. Particularly, reduced lean mass (LM), the best surrogate for …

Deranged myocardial fatty acid metabolism in heart failure

T Yamamoto, M Sano - International journal of molecular sciences, 2022 - mdpi.com
The heart requires fatty acids to maintain its activity. Various mechanisms regulate
myocardial fatty acid metabolism, such as energy production using fatty acids as fuel, for …

The role of diet and nutrition in heart failure: A state-of-the-art narrative review

HE Billingsley, SL Hummel, S Carbone - Progress in cardiovascular …, 2020 - Elsevier
Heart Failure (HF) incidence is increasing steadily worldwide, while prognosis remains poor.
Though nutrition is a lifestyle factor implicated in prevention of HF, little is known about the …

The impact of obesity in heart failure

S Carbone, CJ Lavie, A Elagizi, R Arena… - Heart failure …, 2020 - heartfailure.theclinics.com
Overweight and obesity have reached global epidemic proportions, adversely impacting
health worldwide. 1 In fact, in 2016, the prevalence of obesity on the basis of body mass …

Nutrition Assessment and Dietary Interventions in Heart Failure: JACC Review Topic of the Week

E Driggin, LP Cohen, D Gallagher, W Karmally… - Journal of the American …, 2022 - jacc.org
Despite the high prevalence of nutrition disorders in patients with heart failure (HF), major
HF guidelines lack specific nutrition recommendations. Because of the lack of standardized …

Implications of obesity across the heart failure continuum

A Elagizi, S Carbone, CJ Lavie, MR Mehra… - Progress in …, 2020 - Elsevier
The obesity paradox, which suggests a survival advantage for the obese in heart failure (HF)
has sparked debate in the medical community. Studies demonstrate a survival advantage in …

Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction diagnosis and treatment: an updated review of the evidence

MG Del Buono, G Iannaccone, R Scacciavillani… - Progress in …, 2020 - Elsevier
Over the last several decades, clinicians and clinical scientists have had growing interest in
heart failure (HF) diagnosis and treatment. While HF with reduced ejection fraction (EF) is a …

Nutritional Aspects to Cardiovascular Diseases and Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus

HE Billingsley, EM Heiston, MP Bellissimo… - Current Cardiology …, 2024 - Springer
Abstract Purpose of Review In this narrative review, we discuss the current evidence related
to the role of dietary interventions to prevent and treat type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) and …

Sarcopenic obesity in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction

DL Kirkman, N Bohmke, HE Billingsley… - Frontiers in …, 2020 - frontiersin.org
Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) is a public health epidemic that is
projected to double over the next two decades. Despite the high prevalence of HFpEF, there …

A vegan athlete's heart—is it different? Morphology and function in echocardiography

W Król, S Price, D Śliż, D Parol, M Konopka… - Diagnostics, 2020 - mdpi.com
Plant-based diets are a growing trend, including among athletes. This study compares the
differences in physical performance and heart morphology and function between vegan and …