Heart Failure Obesity Outpatient 
Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
DECEMBER 13, 2023
Background The obesity occurrence has achieved epidemic levels worldwide and several studies indicate a paradoxical similarity among obesity and the prognosis in heart failure (HF). Conclusion In not hospitalized patients with HFREF of ischemic etiology, obesity was not a protective factor. 56–70), BMI 18.5–24.9 = 35.1%,
Circulation
JANUARY 22, 2025
Optimal NT-proBNP cut points for HFpEF rule out (optimizing sensitivity) and rule in (optimizing specificity) were derived and tested, stratified by obesity and atrial fibrillation. Circulation, Ahead of Print.
Dr. Smith's ECG Blog
JANUARY 2, 2025
And of course Ken's comments at the bottom) An elderly obese woman with cardiomyopathy, Left bundle branch block, and chronic hypercapnea presented hypoxic with altered mental status. By Smith with comments from our electrophysiologist, Rehan Karim. She was intubated. Bedside cardiac ultrasound showed moderately decreased LV function.
Circulation: Heart Failure
JANUARY 26, 2024
Circulation: Heart Failure, Ahead of Print. CONCLUSIONS:Bariatric surgery and pharmacotherapies with weight loss effects are associated with a lower risk of adverse outcomes among older patients with HF and obesity; however, overall utilization remains low. In propensity-matched analysis over a median follow-up of 2.8
DAIC
MARCH 29, 2024
The primary effectiveness endpoint was a composite of death, heart transplant/left ventricular assist device (LVAD) implantation, HF hospitalization, outpatient HF worsening, and quality of life. HFpEF is HF with preserved ejection fraction in which pressure builds up in the heart and lungs due to a stiffened left ventricle.
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