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S/N/271. Dissertation. Is obesity a major contributor to cardiovascular disease?

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2009
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The dissertation looks at cardiovascular risk factors seeking to establish a link between cardiovascular disease (CVD) and obesity. Literature is reviewed on the role of increasing body mass index (BMI) in coronary heart disease, obesity statistics in the USA, related epidemiological studies, ventricular remodelling, myocardial and metabolic abnormalities, hemodynamics, etc. Conclusions are made about obesity as a major risk factor for cardiovascular disease in both men and women.

 

KEYWORDS: Dissertation, Obesity, Cardiovascular disease, CVD, Cardiovascular risk factors,

 
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