Circulation Heart Failure,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
17(9)
Published: Aug. 1, 2024
Obesity
is
a
significant
risk
factor
for
heart
failure
(HF)
development,
particularly
HF
with
preserved
ejection
fraction
and
as
result,
many
patients
also
have
obesity.
There
growing
clinical
interest
in
optimizing
strategies
the
management
of
obesity
across
spectrums
both
disease
severity.
The
emergence
anti-obesity
medications
cardiovascular
outcomes
benefits,
principally
glucagon-like
peptide-1
receptor
agonists,
has
made
it
possible
to
study
impact
baseline
conditions,
including
HF.
However,
trials
data
supporting
safety
efficacy
treating
currently
limited
fraction,
but
do
confirm
weight
loss
this
patient
population
well
improvements
functional
status,
biomarkers
inflammation
stability.
Here,
we
review
current
available
surrounding
HF,
limitations
evidence
ongoing
areas
investigation,
summarize
next
phase
emerging
provide
practical
advice
multidisciplinary
European Heart Journal,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Aug. 30, 2024
The
global
prevalence
of
obesity
has
more
than
doubled
over
the
past
four
decades,
currently
affecting
a
billion
individuals.
Beyond
its
recognition
as
high-risk
condition
that
is
causally
linked
to
many
chronic
illnesses,
been
declared
disease
per
se
results
in
impaired
quality
life
and
reduced
expectancy.
Notably,
two-thirds
obesity-related
excess
mortality
attributable
cardiovascular
disease.
Despite
increasingly
appreciated
link
between
broad
range
manifestations
including
atherosclerotic
disease,
heart
failure,
thromboembolic
arrhythmias,
sudden
cardiac
death,
underrecognized
sub-optimally
addressed
compared
with
other
modifiable
risk
factors.
In
view
major
repercussions
epidemic
on
public
health,
attention
focused
population-based
personalized
approaches
prevent
weight
gain
maintain
healthy
body
from
early
childhood
throughout
adult
life,
well
comprehensive
loss
interventions
for
persons
established
obesity.
This
clinical
consensus
statement
by
European
Society
Cardiology
discusses
current
evidence
epidemiology
aetiology
obesity;
interplay
obesity,
factors
conditions;
management
patients
strategies
lifestyle
changes,
interventional
procedures,
anti-obesity
medications
particular
focus
their
impact
cardiometabolic
outcomes.
document
aims
raise
awareness
factor
provide
guidance
implementing
evidence-based
practices
prevention
optimal
within
context
primary
secondary
prevention.
European Journal of Preventive Cardiology,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
unknown
Published: Aug. 30, 2024
The
global
prevalence
of
obesity
has
more
than
doubled
over
the
past
four
decades,
currently
affecting
a
billion
individuals.
Beyond
its
recognition
as
high-risk
condition
that
is
causally
linked
to
many
chronic
illnesses,
been
declared
disease
per
se
results
in
impaired
quality
life
and
reduced
expectancy.
Notably,
two-thirds
obesity-related
excess
mortality
attributable
cardiovascular
disease.
Despite
increasingly
appreciated
link
between
broad
range
manifestations
including
atherosclerotic
disease,
heart
failure,
thromboembolic
arrhythmias,
sudden
cardiac
death,
underrecognized
sub-optimally
addressed
compared
with
other
modifiable
risk
factors.
In
view
major
repercussions
epidemic
on
public
health,
attention
focused
population-based
personalized
approaches
prevent
weight
gain
maintain
healthy
body
from
early
childhood
throughout
adult
life,
well
comprehensive
loss
interventions
for
persons
established
obesity.
This
clinical
consensus
statement
by
European
Society
Cardiology
discusses
current
evidence
epidemiology
aetiology
obesity;
interplay
obesity,
factors
conditions;
management
patients
strategies
lifestyle
changes,
interventional
procedures,
anti-obesity
medications
particular
focus
their
impact
cardiometabolic
outcomes.
document
aims
raise
awareness
factor
provide
guidance
implementing
evidence-based
practices
prevention
optimal
within
context
primary
secondary
prevention.
Expert Opinion on Investigational Drugs,
Journal Year:
2025,
Volume and Issue:
unknown, P. 1 - 19
Published: March 1, 2025
Introduction
GLP-1-based
therapies
have
changed
the
treatment
of
overweight/obesity.
Liraglutide
3.0
mg
daily,
first
GLP-1
RA
approved
for
overweight,
induced
a
weight
loss
6–8%,
Semaglutide
2.4
once
weekly
improved
to
about
12–15%,
while
dual
GIP/GLP-1
receptor
agonist
tirzepatide
has
20%
in
obese
people
without
diabetes.
Biomedicines,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
12(9), P. 2112 - 2112
Published: Sept. 16, 2024
Obesity
is
a
significant
predisposing
factor
for
heart
failure
with
preserved
ejection
fraction
(HFpEF).
Although
substantial
proportion
of
individuals
HFpEF
also
have
obesity,
those
obesity
are
under-represented
in
clinical
trials
failure.
In
turn,
current
guidelines
provided
limited
recommendations
the
medical
management
this
patient
population.
Both
and
diabetes
induce
pro-inflammatory
state
that
can
contribute
to
endothelial
dysfunction
coronary
microvascular
impairment,
finally
resulting
HFpEF.
Additionally,
leads
increased
epicardial
chest
wall
adiposity,
which
enhances
ventricular
interdependence.
This
condition
further
aggravated
by
plasma
blood
volume
expansion
excessive
vasoconstriction,
ultimately
worsening
Despite
well-documented
benefits
GLP-1
receptor
agonists
subjects
diabetes,
or
both,
their
role
obesity-related
remains
unclear.
light
recently
published
literature,
review
aims
investigate
potential
mechanisms
synthesize
available
evidence
regarding
patients
International Journal of Molecular Sciences,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
25(11), P. 6218 - 6218
Published: June 5, 2024
Although
good
glycemic
control
in
patients
with
type
2
diabetes
(T2D)
can
prevent
cardiovascular
complications,
many
diabetic
still
have
poor
optimal
control.
A
new
class
of
antidiabetic
drugs
(e.g.,
glucagon-like
peptide-1-GLP-1
receptor
agonists,
sodium-glucose
co-transporters-SGLT2
inhibitors),
addition
to
the
low
hypoglycemic
effect,
exert
multiple
beneficial
effects
at
a
metabolic
and
level,
through
mechanisms
other
than
antihyperglycemic
agents.
This
review
aims
discuss
these
drugs,
highlighting
benefits,
description
their
action
as
well
available
data
by
preclinical
clinical
studies.
Moreover,
innovative
tools
T2D
field
will
be
described
which
may
help
advance
towards
better
targeted
personalized
care
future.
International Journal of Molecular Sciences,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
25(8), P. 4407 - 4407
Published: April 17, 2024
This
review
examines
the
impact
of
obesity
on
pathophysiology
heart
failure
with
preserved
ejection
fraction
(HFpEF)
and
focuses
novel
mechanisms
for
HFpEF
prevention
using
a
glucagon-like
peptide-1
receptor
agonism
(GLP-1
RA).
Obesity
can
lead
to
through
various
mechanisms,
including
low-grade
systemic
inflammation,
adipocyte
dysfunction,
accumulation
visceral
adipose
tissue,
increased
pericardial/epicardial
tissue
(contributing
an
increase
in
myocardial
fat
content
interstitial
fibrosis).
Glucagon-like
peptide
1
(GLP-1)
is
incretin
hormone
that
released
from
enteroendocrine
L-cells
gut.
GLP-1
reduces
blood
glucose
levels
by
stimulating
insulin
synthesis,
suppressing
islet
α-cell
function,
promoting
proliferation
differentiation
β-cells.
regulates
gastric
emptying
appetite,
RA
currently
indicated
treating
type
2
diabetes
(T2D),
obesity,
metabolic
syndrome
(MS).
Recent
evidence
indicates
may
play
significant
role
preventing
patients
MS,
or
obese
T2D.
effect
be
due
activating
cardioprotective
(the
endogenous
counter-regulatory
renin
angiotensin
system
AMPK/mTOR
pathway)
inhibiting
deleterious
remodeling
PKA/RhoA/ROCK
pathway,
aldosterone
levels,
microinflammation).
However,
there
still
need
further
research
validate
these
humans.
Frontiers in Medicine,
Journal Year:
2024,
Volume and Issue:
11
Published: April 8, 2024
Obesity
is
a
multifactorial
chronic
disease
characterized
by
an
excess
of
adipose
tissue,
affecting
people
all
ages.
In
the
last
40
years,
incidence
overweight
and
obesity
almost
tripled
worldwide.
The
accumulation
“visceral”
tissue
increases
with
aging,
leading
to
several
cardio-metabolic
consequences:
from
increased
blood
pressure
overt
arterial
hypertension,
insulin-resistance
type
2
diabetes
mellitus
(T2DM),
dyslipidemia,
kidney
(CKD),
obstructive
sleep
apnea.
increasing
use
innovative
drugs,
namely
glucagon-like
peptide-1
receptor
agonists
(GLP1-RA)
sodium-glucose
cotransporter-2
inhibitors
(SGLT2-i),
changing
management
its
related
cardiovascular
complications
significantly.
These
first
considered
only
for
T2DM
treatment,
are
now
used
in
patients
visceral
adiposity
or
obese
patients,
as
no
longer
just
risk
factor
but
critical
condition
at
basis
common
metabolic,
cardiovascular,
renal
diseases.
An
adipocentric
vision
approach
should
become
cornerstone
integrated
reducing
avoiding
onset
obesity-related
multiple
factors
their
clinical
complications.
According
recent
progress
basic
research
on
adiposity,
this
narrative
review
aims
contribute
novel
focusing
pathophysiological
therapeutic
insights.