Obesity paradox in cardiovascular disease: where do we stand?

S Carbone, JM Canada, HE Billingsley… - Vascular health and …, 2019 - Taylor & Francis
Obesity is associated with an increased risk of developing cardiovascular disease (CVD),
particularly heart failure (HF) and coronary heart disease (CHD). The mechanisms through …

Obesity, risk of diabetes and role of physical activity, exercise training and cardiorespiratory fitness

S Carbone, MG Del Buono, C Ozemek… - Progress in cardiovascular …, 2019 - Elsevier
The epidemic of obesity contributes to the burden of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) in the
United States and worldwide. Importantly, obesity is not only preventable but can be treated …

Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction in humans and mice: embracing clinical complexity in mouse models

C Withaar, CSP Lam, GG Schiattarella… - European heart …, 2021 - academic.oup.com
Heart failure (HF) with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) is a multifactorial disease
accounting for a large and increasing proportion of all clinical HF presentations. As a clinical …

Mechanisms underlying direct actions of hyperlipidemia on myocardium: an updated review

YS Yao, TD Li, ZH Zeng - Lipids in Health and Disease, 2020 - Springer
Hyperlipidemia is a common metabolic disorder and one of risk factors for cardiovascular
disease. Clinical studies have shown that hyperlipidemia increases the risk of non-ischemic …

An overview of murine high fat diet as a model for type 2 diabetes mellitus

A Heydemann - Journal of diabetes research, 2016 - Wiley Online Library
Type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) is a worldwide epidemic, which by all predictions will only
increase. To help in combating the devastating array of phenotypes associated with T2DM a …

Gut microbiota-dependent metabolite trimethylamine N-oxide contributes to cardiac dysfunction in western diet-induced obese mice

K Chen, X Zheng, M Feng, D Li, H Zhang - Frontiers in physiology, 2017 - frontiersin.org
Excessive consumption of diets high in sugars and saturated fat, frequently known as
western diet (WD), may lead to obesity and metabolic syndrome. Recent evidence shows …

Obesity and heart failure: focus on the obesity paradox

S Carbone, CJ Lavie, R Arena - Mayo Clinic Proceedings, 2017 - Elsevier
The escalating prevalence of obesity has been linked to substantial increases in both
metabolic and cardiovascular disease. Nevertheless, the direct effects of obesity on …

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 …

Characterization of inflammation and insulin resistance in high‐fat diet‐induced male C57BL/6J mouse model of obesity

D Avtanski, VA Pavlov, KJ Tracey… - Animal models and …, 2019 - Wiley Online Library
Background Animal models of diet‐induced obesity (DIO) are commonly used in medical
research for mimicking human diseases. There is no universal animal model, and careful …

Dietary fat, sugar consumption, and cardiorespiratory fitness in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction

S Carbone, JM Canada, LF Buckley, CR Trankle… - Basic to Translational …, 2017 - jacc.org
Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) is associated with obesity and,
indirectly, with unhealthy diet. The role of dietary components in HFpEF is, however, largely …