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The high prevalence and increasing incidence of obesity and associated cardiovascular risk emphasises the need to focus on obesity reduction in this high-risk population.

Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is the coexistence of obesity-related cardiovascular risk factors including hypertension, diabetes and dyslipidaemia. MetS is a precursor for atherosclerosis, including premature coronary artery disease, and cardiovascular mortality.
 

Articles

Recognition, Diagnosis, and Management of Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction

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US Cardiology Review 2018;12(1):8–12.

Foreword

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US Cardiology, 2006;3(1):11

The Million Hearts Initiative - Targeting Key Drivers of Cardiovascular Mortality from a Medical Specialty Society Perspective

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US Cardiology 2012;9(1):66-70

Excess Body Weight and Coronary Artery Disease - Associated Risks, the Obesity Paradox, and Implications for Cardiac Rehabilitation

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US Cardiology 2011;8(2):88–93