35^th European Heart and Heart Failure Congress

Obesity and Cardiac diseases

Obesity is a major contributor to the prevalence of cardiovascular disease in the developed world, and same level of attention as other risk factors of coronary artery disease. It is a chronic metabolic disorder associated with cardiovascular disease and increased morbidity and mortality. It implicates a corresponding increase in the number of individuals afflicted with the metabolic syndrome, which defines the obese patient as being "at risk.", by modifying lipids, decreasing blood pressure, and decreasing levels of glycaemia, proinflammatory cytokines, and adhesion molecules, weight loss may prevent the progression of atherosclerosis or the occurrence of acute coronary syndrome events in the obese high-risk population.