The Obese Heart

Authors

  • Sanjay Kalra Department of Endocrinology, Bharti Hospital, Karnal, India; University Centre for Research & Development, Chandigarh University, Mohali, India,
  • Bhupinder Singh Department of Cardiology, All India Institute of Medical Sciences, Bathinda, India,
  • Nitin Kapoor Department of Endocrinology, Diabetes and Metabolism, Christian Medical College, Vellore, India; Non-communicable disease unit, Baker Heart and Diabetes Institute, Melbourne, Victoria, Australia

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.47391/JPMA.25-04

Abstract

Obesity has been described as a chronic metabolic
disease, characterized by excessive adiposity.1 Most
discussion about the consequences and complications of
obesity revolves around metabolic dysfunction, such as
dysglycaemia, dyslipidaemia and hypertension. There is
also increasing awareness about ectopic adipose tissue
deposition and its deleterious effects.2 Fatty liver, fatty
pancreas and fatty kidneys are terms that are used
frequently in clinical descriptions of the disease. In spite
of the strong link between obesity and cardiac ill-health,
the term ‘obese heart’ or ‘fatty heart’, however, has not
found traction in medical literature. This may be due to
the complexity of obesity’s impact on the heart.

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Published

2024-12-23

How to Cite

Sanjay Kalra, Bhupinder Singh, & Nitin Kapoor. (2024). The Obese Heart. Journal of the Pakistan Medical Association, 75(1), 136–139. https://doi.org/10.47391/JPMA.25-04

Issue

Section

BAROCRINOLOGY

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