Myocardial mechano-energetic efficiency is not impaired in patients with metabolically healthy overweight and obesity.

Chiara Maria Assunta CefaloAlessia RiccioTeresa Vanessa FiorentinoElena SuccurroGaia Chiara ManninoMaria PerticoneAngela SciacquaFrancesco AndreozziGiorgio Sesti

Published in: Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.) (2024)

Increased BMI is not an obligate determinant for reduced myocardial MEEi. Other known components of metabolic syndrome rather than increased BMI contributed to reduced myocardial MEEi.

Keyphrases

left ventricular
metabolic syndrome
body mass index
weight gain
insulin resistance
heart failure
type diabetes
uric acid
cardiovascular disease
skeletal muscle
cardiovascular risk factors
weight loss