This review addresses the interplay between obesity, type 2 diabetes mellitus, and
cardiovascular diseases. It is proposed that obesity, generally defined by an excess of body …

Diabesity is a term used to describe the combined adverse health effects of obesity and
diabetes mellitus. The worldwide dual epidemic of obesity and type 2 diabetes is an …

Importance Although metabolic surgery (defined as procedures that influence metabolism by
inducing weight loss and altering gastrointestinal physiology) significantly improves …

Background: Bariatric surgery has been shown to significantly reduce cardiovascular risk
factors. However, whether surgery can reduce major adverse cardiovascular events …

Abstract Purpose of Review The prevalence of obesity and cardiovascular disease (CVD)
has been increasing worldwide. Studies examining the association between adiposity and …

Obesity, particularly severe obesity is capable of producing hemodynamic alterations that
contribute to changes in cardiac morphology which may predispose to impairment of …

Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) involves multiple pathophysiological
mechanisms, which result in the heterogeneous phenotypes that are evident clinically, and …

Dietary guidance for patients with heart failure (HF) has traditionally focused on sodium and
fluid intake restriction, but dietary quality is frequently poor in patients with HF and may …

Background: Associations of obesity with incidence of heart failure have been observed, but
the causality is uncertain. We hypothesized that gastric bypass surgery leads to a lower …

Background Studies with short-term follow-up have demonstrated favorable effects of weight
loss (WL) on the heart, but little information is available regarding long-term effects or effects …