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Metabolic adaptation
People living with overweight/obesity are at greater risk for cardiovascular morbidity and mortality.
Clinicians should assess cardiovascular risk in patients with obesity.
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People living with overweight/obesity are at greater risk for cardiovascular (CV) morbidity and mortality.
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Obesity and cardiovascular disease: mechanistic insights and management strategies. A joint position paper by the World Heart Federation and World Obesity Federation
Francisco López-Jiménez et al. · European Journal of Preventive Cardiology · 2022
DOI 10.1093/eurjpc/zwac187
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