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Obesity in heart failure with preserved ejection fraction: Insights from the REDUCE LAP?HF II trial

European Journal of Heart Failure

Patients with more severe obesity were more likely to have responder characteristics for atrial shunt therapy (fewer pacemakers and lower exercise pulmonary vascular resistance [PVR]). of patients had BMI ≥30 kg/m 2. Strain measurements in all four chambers were maintained as BMI increased. Overall, 60.9%

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Expert Perspective: The Obesity Paradox with Salvatore Carbone, PhD

Cardiometabolic Health Congress

There are significant data that show that if you have obesity, you have a high risk of developing coronary heart disease, heart failure, type 2 diabetes (T2D) or risk factors such as hypertension and dyslipidemia. [1] These individuals tend to have a better prognosis when compared to both individuals with normal weight (BMI of 18.5

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Physiology Friday #196: Resistance Training and Heart Health

Physiologically Speaking

On Monday, I posted a video summary of the recently released Scientific Statement by the American Heart Association (AHA) on resistance exercise training for cardiovascular health. Everyone knows that resistance exercise is important for building and maintaining muscle mass. We lift weights to build and maintain muscle.

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Physiology Friday #196: Resistance Training and Heart Health

Physiologically Speaking

On Monday, I posted a video summary of the recently released Scientific Statement by the American Heart Association (AHA) on resistance exercise training for cardiovascular health. Everyone knows that resistance exercise is important for building and maintaining muscle mass. We lift weights to build and maintain muscle.

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Living Past 100: Insights from Centenarians on a Long, Healthy Life

Dr. Paddy Barrett

They routinely do not exercise. When broken down by disease category, cardiovascular disease, cancer, dementia, stroke, osteoarthritis, hypertension and stroke, the pattern is the same. Because when you look at the lifestyles of healthy centenarians, they are as bad if not worse than all the rest of us 1. They often smoke.

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Exploring Obesity and the Latest Advances in Weight Loss Drugs during Healthy Weight Week

Cardiometabolic Health Congress

These pharmaceutical interventions have emerged as a viable option for individuals who have been struggling with weight management and offer an additional tool alongside other lifestyle modifications such as exercise. These weight loss drugs, however, are not meant to be a standalone solution.

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Type 2 diabetes mellitus’ impact on heart failure patients’ exercise tolerance: a focus on maximal fat oxidation during exercise

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

ObjectiveTo explore the impact of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM) on exercise tolerance and fat oxidation capacity in patients with heart failure (HF).MethodsWe All subjects completed cardiopulmonary exercise testing (CPX). to 0.82, P<0.01].