Key result
Visceral adipose tissue, rather than subcutaneous fat or body mass index, is the primary component of obesity responsible for adverse impacts on cardiac structure and function.
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Visceral adipose tissue is a key driver of adverse cardiac remodeling and subclinical heart failure, suggesting that anthropometric measurements like BMI alone are insufficient for cardiovascular risk assessment in obesity.
Visceral adipose tissue is a key driver of adverse cardiac remodeling and subclinical heart failure, suggesting that anthropometric measurements like BMI alone are insufficient for cardiovascular risk assessment in obesity.
AG Vos (2020) conducted an editorial in Obesity and heart failure. Visceral adipose tissue vs. Subcutaneous adipose tissue and body mass index was evaluated. Visceral adipose tissue, rather than subcutaneous fat or body mass index, is the primary component of obesity responsible for adverse impacts on cardiac structure and function.
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