Obesity and Heart Failure: Understanding the Paradox

Joseph Odeyemi MD, MPH^1*; Omotola Nofisat Akinade MD²; Anita Osabutey MD, MPH¹; Efeturi Maxwell Okorigba MD³; Theodora Esomonye MD⁴; Aduwa Oboasekhi MD⁵; William Funsho Ogedengbe MD⁶

Abstract

Obesity is a long established risk factor for cardiovascular diseases including heart failure. However, recent evidence suggests that obese patients with heart failure report more favorable outcomes than heart failure patients with normal weights. This paper presents, reviews, and discusses some of the currently available evidence describing the association between obesity and heart failure, especially obesity as a risk factor for heart failure and the obesity-heart failure paradox.  Pathophysiological evidence and data from longitudinal studies are considered.

Keywords

cardiovascular diseases; heart failure; obesity-heart failure paradox; pathophysiological evidence

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Odeyemi, J., MD., MPH., Akinade, O. N., MD., Osabutey, A., MD., MPH., Okorigba, E. M. MD., Esomonye, T., MD., Oboasekhi, A. MD., Ogedengbe, W. F. MD. (2022). Obesity and Heart Failure: Understanding the Paradox. International Journal of Scientific Advances (IJSCIA), Volume 3| Issue 4: Jul-Aug 2022, Pages 552-556, URL: https://www.ijscia.com/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/Volume3-Issue4-Jul-Aug-No.305-552-556.pdf

Volume 3 | Issue 4: Jul-Aug 2022