Cardiac Obesity and Cardiac Cachexia: Is There a Pathophysiological Link?

Volume: 2019, Pages: 1 - 7
Published: Sep 2, 2019
Abstract
Obesity is a risk factor for cardiometabolic and vascular diseases like arterial hypertension, diabetes mellitus type 2, dyslipidaemia, and atherosclerosis. A special role in obesity-related syndromes is played by cardiac visceral obesity, which includes epicardial adipose tissue and intramyocardial fat, leading to cardiac steatosis; hypertensive heart disease; atherosclerosis of epicardial coronary artery disease; and ischemic cardiomyopathy,...
Paper Details
Title
Cardiac Obesity and Cardiac Cachexia: Is There a Pathophysiological Link?
Published Date
Sep 2, 2019
Volume
2019
Pages
1 - 7
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