Relationship between obesity and heart failure
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2019-03-11
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faculty of Basic Medical Science - Libyan International Medical University
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n sufferers with heart failure (HF), higher body mass index (BMI) has been related
to decrease rates of hospitalization and mortality (obesity paradox). signs and symptoms are
antecedents of hospitalizations, however little is thought about the
connection between BMI In this cross-sectional correlational study, patients (N = 247)
provided data on BMI ,The overweight II/III institution had extra severe HF signs and
symptoms than different groups handiest in male patients. In male patients, older age,
Caucasian race, greater comorbidities, and extra intense depressive signs and symptoms had
been additionally related to extra severe signs and symptoms. In lady patients, greatersevere
depressive signs and symptoms, more comorbidities, and better sodium consumption had
been associated with greater intense symptoms.
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Obesity is a disorder of body weight regulatory systems characterized by an accumulation of
excess body fat,inexpensive foods in industrialized societies has undoubtedly contributed to
an obesity epidemic. As adiposity has increased, so has the risk of developing associated
diseases, such as type 2 diabetes (T2D), cardiovascular disease, hypertension, cancer, and
arthritis(1)
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Heart failure, often called congestive heart failure (CHF), is a common, usually progressive
condition with a poor prognosis. Each year in the United States, CHF affects nearly 5 million
individuals (approximately 2% of the population), necessitates over 1 million
hospitalizations, and is the primary or contributing cause of death of an estimated 300,000
people ,CHF occurs when the heart is unable to pump blood at a rate sufficient to meet the
metabolic demands of the tissues or can do so only at an elevated filling pressure (2)
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