Is obesity predictive of cardiovascular dysfunction independent of cardiovascular risk factors?

Aerobic exercise training reduces arterial stiffness in metabolic syndrome

(2014) David A. Donley et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSIOLOGY

Relation of Regional Fat Distribution to Left Ventricular Structure and Function

(2013) Ian J. Neeland et al.   Circulation-Cardiovascular Imaging

Exercise reveals impairments in left ventricular systolic function in patients with metabolic syndrome

(2013) Sara B. Fournier et al.   EXPERIMENTAL PHYSIOLOGY

Contribution of Central Adiposity to Left Ventricular Diastolic Function (from the Baltimore Longitudinal Study of Aging)

(2012) Marco Canepa et al.   AMERICAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY

Prevalence of Obesity and Trends in Body Mass Index Among US Children and Adolescents, 1999-2010

(2012) Cynthia L. Ogden et al.   JAMA-JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN MEDICAL ASSOCIATION

Arterial stiffness, central blood pressure and body size in health and disease

(2011) O O Kolade et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBESITY

Effect of Obesity and Overweight on Left Ventricular Diastolic Function

(2011) Cesare Russo et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN COLLEGE OF CARDIOLOGY

Left Ventricular Mass

(2010) Julio A. Chirinos et al.   HYPERTENSION

Pericardial Fat, Intrathoracic Fat, and Measures of Left Ventricular Structure and Function

(2009) Caroline S. Fox et al.   CIRCULATION

Arterial Load and Ventricular-Arterial Coupling

(2009) Julio A. Chirinos et al.   HYPERTENSION

Prognostic Value of Ventricular-Arterial Coupling and B-Type Natriuretic Peptide in Patients After Myocardial Infarction: A Five-Year Follow-Up Study

(2009) Francesco Antonini-Canterin et al.   JOURNAL OF THE AMERICAN SOCIETY OF ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY

Trends in Hypertension Prevalence, Awareness, Treatment, and Control Rates in United States Adults Between 1988–1994 and 1999–2004

(2008) Jeffrey A. Cutler et al.   HYPERTENSION

Association of central obesity with early Carotid intima-media thickening is independent of that from other risk factors

(2008) V Maher et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBESITY

Accuracy of body mass index in diagnosing obesity in the adult general population

(2008) A Romero-Corral et al.   INTERNATIONAL JOURNAL OF OBESITY

Arterial-ventricular coupling: mechanistic insights into cardiovascular performance at rest and during exercise

(2008) Paul D. Chantler et al.   JOURNAL OF APPLIED PHYSIOLOGY

General and Abdominal Adiposity and Risk of Death in Europe

(2008) T. Pischon et al.   NEW ENGLAND JOURNAL OF MEDICINE

Ventricular–Vascular Interaction in Heart Failure

(2008) Barry A. Borlaug et al.   Heart Failure Clinics