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Study: Obesity Linked With 16 Common Adverse Health Conditions

Med Page Today

(MedPage Today) -- Obesity was tied with 16 common health concerns in a longitudinal cohort study, with the magnitude of risk correlating with the level of obesity. Based on the electronic health records of 270,657 participants from the All of.

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Obesity Linked to Elevated Gout Risk

HCPLive

Obesity was more prevalent among patients with gout and obesity indicators were significantly higher in this group.

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Significant gaps between science of obesity and the care patients receive

American Heart News - Heart News

Statement Highlights: More than 40% of adults in the United States live with obesity, and the percentage of people living with obesity continues to increase dramatically. While experts have learned a great deal about the causes of obesity and.

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Effects of weight loss after sleeve gastrectomy on left ventricular myocardial work in obese patients

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

This study aims to investigate the impact of weight loss after LSG on the left ventricular myocardial work (LVMW) in obese patients and explore the clinical value of the left ventricular pressure - strain loop (LV - PSL).MethodsThirty

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Bile acids and incretins as modulators of obesity-associated atherosclerosis

Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine

Obesity is one of the major global health concerns of the 21st century, associated with many comorbidities such as type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM), metabolic dysfunction-associated steatotic liver disease, and early and aggressive atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, which is the leading cause of death worldwide.

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Connections between obesity and heart failure

Science Daily - Heart Disease

A new small study has revealed the impact of obesity on muscle structure in patients having a form of heart failure called heart failure with a preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF).

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Tirzepatide Improves Sleep Apnea in Patients With Obesity, Drugmaker Says

Med Page Today

(MedPage Today) -- Tirzepatide (Zepbound) injections reduced sleep apnea severity among patients with obesity, regardless of positive airway pressure (PAP) use, according to topline data from two phase III trials. In the SURMOUNT-OSA 1 study.

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