Editorial

Obesity and the Heart: An Ever-growing Problem

Authors: Carl J. Lavie, MD, Richard V. Milani, MD, Franz H. Messerli, MD

Abstract

Recent evidence indicates that the prevalence of overweight and obesity in the United States has been increasing at epidemic proportions over the past two decades, and that the impact of obesity and cardiovascular diseases is being appropriately and increasingly recognized. 1,2 There is now no question that obesity exerts a “heavy” toll on the entire cardiovascular system, especially the heart.

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