Hatem Alansari,Gina Lazzara,Mohamad B Taha et al.
Hatem Alansari et al.
Obesity and heart failure (HF) are two intersecting public health challenges, each with rising prevalence worldwide. Obesity alters cardiac structure and function, leading to ventricular systolic and diastolic dysfunction. However, weight l...
Ramiro Saavedra,Betsy Ramirez,Brandon Jay
Ramiro Saavedra
The treatment of obesity and cardiovascular disease (CVD) is complex, and a variety of strategies are effective in the lifestyle interventions associated with these disease states. An interdisciplinary approach is the most effective treatme...
Strategies to Manage Obesity: Endoscopic Bariatric and Metabolic Therapies [0.03%]
管理肥胖的策略：内镜代谢和减肥手术治疗法
Ronan P Allencherril,Thomas R McCarty
Ronan P Allencherril
Over the past two decades, numerous endoscopic bariatric and metabolic therapies (EBMTs) have been developed with the goal of providing additional effective and safe tools for the treatment of obesity. These treatments are an ultra-minimall...
Connie Au,Robert Brumer,Julia Schroer et al.
Connie Au et al.
Obesity is one of the most difficult medical conditions to treat in the United States (US) and requires multidisciplinary treatment. Bariatric surgery is one of the most effective treatment options for morbid obesity. In this review, we des...
Sharon Anderson,Enjoli Benitez,Edith Gonzalez-Godinez et al.
Sharon Anderson et al.
This Points to Remember column outlines an approach to initiating the discussion of obesity with a patient in the clinical setting. Written by faculty and residents of the Houston Methodist Family Medicine Residency Program, these points ca...
Jonathan Na,Sai Sita Garapati,Adi Lador
Jonathan Na
Atrial fibrillation (AF) remains the most common arrhythmia worldwide, but its pathophysiology remains complex and multifactorial. As obesity has increased over the past couple of decades, much interest has been generated about its relation...
Justin C Cordova,James B Young
Justin C Cordova
Robert Frost (1874-1963) had a lengthy and distinguished career as one of America's favorite poets. "Stopping by Woods on a Snowy Evening" is perhaps his best-known work and was published as part of a collection that garnered him the first ...
Food Chain and Food Policies: Causes and Solutions for the Obesity Pandemic [0.03%]
食物链与食品政策：肥胖流行病的原因及解决方法
Nishtha Sareen,Shivani Watson,Nina E Hill et al.
Nishtha Sareen et al.
This article highlights the prevalence, epidemiology, and pathophysiology of obesity in the United States, including its increasing link to cardiovascular disease (CVD). We discuss food policies-ranging from societal to regional, state, and...
Obesity and the Heart: Time for Cardiologists to Enter the Conversation [0.03%]
肥胖与心脏：到了心脏病学家加入讨论的时候了
Eleonora Avenatti
Eleonora Avenatti
Vaibhav Sharma,Vishakha Maheshwari,Biswajit Kar
Vaibhav Sharma
A 76-year-old female with hypertension and hyperlipidemia was evaluated for incidental left ventricular calcification. Despite recent exertional chest pain, she was largely asymptomatic. Cardiac imaging revealed extensive endomyocardial cal...