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Metabolic adaptation
Obesity has been associated with improved prognosis in patients with established cardiovascular diseases (CVD), particularly coronary heart disease (CHD), heart failure (HF), atrial fibrillation, and pulmonary arterial hypertension.
Clinicians should consider the potential for improved prognosis in obese patients with established CVD when making treatment decisions.
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In patients with established CVD, particularly coronary heart disease (CHD), heart failure (HF), atrial fibrillation, and pulmonary arterial hypertension, obesity has been associated with improved prognosis, at least at the epidemiologic level.
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The claim is based on multiple studies referenced in the abstract.
Source
The Obesity Paradox in Cardiovascular Diseases
Carl J. Lavie et al. · Journal of Clinical Exercise Physiology · 2019
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