Obesity and Preclinical Changes of Cardiac Geometry and Function
Korean Circulation Journal
;
: 55-61, 2010.
Article
in English
| WPRIM
| ID: wpr-27399
ABSTRACT
Overweight and obesity are rapidly increasing in prevalence due to adoption of the westernized life style in Korea. Obesity is strongly associated with the development of cardiovascular risk factors such as diabetes, hypertension, and dyslipidemia. In addition, accumulating evidence suggests that obesity per se has a direct effect on cardiac functional and structural changes that may not be the result of atherosclerosis. In this review, we focus on the view that obesity can influence on the structural and functional changes of the heart, drawing evidence from human and animal studies. We also review influencing factors such as physical, neurohormonal, and metabolic alterations that are associated with changes of the heart in obesity.
Full text:
Available
Index:
WPRIM (Western Pacific)
Main subject:
Adoption
/
Prevalence
/
Risk Factors
/
Hypertrophy, Left Ventricular
/
Ventricular Dysfunction, Left
/
Diastole
/
Atherosclerosis
/
Dyslipidemias
/
Overweight
/
Heart
Type of study:
Etiology study
/
Prevalence study
/
Risk factors
Limits:
Animals
/
Humans
Country/Region as subject:
Asia
Language:
English
Journal:
Korean Circulation Journal
Year:
2010
Type:
Article
Similar
MEDLINE
...
LILACS
LIS