Obesity Medicine

Obesity & Cardiac Issue

Obesity is becoming a major complication in recent  generation. It is associated with numerous comorbidities such as Cardiovascular diseases (CVD), type 2 diabetes, hypertension, Breast cancers, and sleep apnea/sleep-disordered breathing. Other important element of obesity is that, it is the only independent risk factor for CVD, and it is also documented in obese children. Obesity is associated with an increased risk of Morbidity and Mortality. Health service use and medical costs associated with obesity and related diseases have increased  and are expected to rise. Besides an altered metabolic profile, a variety of adaptations or alterations in cardiac structure and function occur in the individual as adipose tissue accumulates in excess amounts of fat also enhances the Cardiac dysfunction. Hence, obesity may affect the heart through its influence on known risk factors such as Dyslipidemia, hypertension, glucose intolerance, Inflammatory markers, obstructive sleep apnea and the prothrombic state. Osteoarthritis is the another disorder with unrecognized mechanisms. On the whole, overweight and obesity predispose to or are associated with numerous cardiac complications such as coronary heart disease, heart failure.