Obesity: effects on cardiovascular disease and its diagnosis

Obesity: effects on cardiovascular disease and its diagnosis

The higher prevalence of cardiovascular disease in obese individuals is indirectly mediated, to a large extent, by the increased frequency of various well known risk factors like hypertension, diabetes, and dyslipidemia, either individually or as part of the metabolic syndrome. However, there are se...

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Published in:Journal of the American Board of Family Medicine Vol. 21; no. 6; pp. 562 - 568
Main Authors: Mathew, Boban, Francis, Lisa, Kayalar, Attila, Cone, Jesse
Format: Journal Article
Language:English
Published: United States 01-11-2008
Subjects:
Arrhythmias, Cardiac - diagnosis
Arrhythmias, Cardiac - etiology
Cardiac Catheterization
Cardiovascular Diseases - diagnosis
Cardiovascular Diseases - etiology
Cardiovascular Diseases - physiopathology
Coronary Artery Disease - diagnosis
Coronary Artery Disease - etiology
Exercise Test
Humans
Hypertension - diagnosis
Hypertension - etiology
Obesity - complications
Obesity - physiopathology
Risk Factors
Stroke - diagnosis
Stroke - etiology
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Summary:The higher prevalence of cardiovascular disease in obese individuals is indirectly mediated, to a large extent, by the increased frequency of various well known risk factors like hypertension, diabetes, and dyslipidemia, either individually or as part of the metabolic syndrome. However, there are several ways in which obesity directly affects the cardiovascular system; these will be discussed in detail. We also focus on various challenges posed by obesity in the performance and interpretation of cardiac investigations and how they can be addressed.
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ISSN:1557-2625
1558-7118
DOI:10.3122/jabfm.2008.06.080080