Making every contact count: recognising obesity in paediatric and young adult cardiology.
Aaron E SmithTara BharuchaLuise V MarinoPublished in: Cardiology in the young (2021)
Body habitus is not being routinely addressed by cardiologists caring for paediatric and young adult cardiac patients. This study has recognised an alarmingly high incidence of missed opportunities to make every contact count, to manage those with obesity and associated risk factors.
Keyphrases
- young adults
- insulin resistance
- end stage renal disease
- metabolic syndrome
- weight loss
- intensive care unit
- type diabetes
- emergency department
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- chronic kidney disease
- high fat diet induced
- peritoneal dialysis
- prognostic factors
- left ventricular
- heart failure
- cardiac surgery
- childhood cancer
- skeletal muscle
- physical activity
- patient reported