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Does elevated BMI increase the risk of subsequent cardiomyopathy in young women?
Does elevated BMI increase the risk of subsequent cardiomyopathy in young women?
Elevated BMI in young women is associated with a dose-dependent increased risk of developing cardiomyopathy, highlighting the future disease burden related to adiposity.
Supports association of severe obesity with cardiomyopathy risk in young women; leaves open causality and need for interventional trials.
Elevated BMI among young women was associated with an increased risk of being diagnosed with a subsequent cardiomyopathy, especially dilated cardiomyopathy, starting already at mildly elevated body weight, whereas severe obesity entailed an almost 5-fold increase in risk. With the increasing numbers of persons who are overweight or obese, higher rates of cardiomyopathy can be expected in the future, along with an altered disease burden related to adiposity.
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