Obesity - Complications
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Sunday, November 22, 2009

Triggering of nocturnal arrhythmias by sleep-disordered breathing events.

Nov 2009 OBJECTIVES: This study sought to evaluate respiratory disturbances as potential triggers for arrhythmia in patients with sleep-disordered breathing (SDB). BACKGROUND: SDB is associated with an increased risk of atrial fibrillation and nonsustained ... Read more...

Iliac-caval stenting in the obese.

30 Oct 2009 BACKGROUND: Chronic venous insufficiency (CVI) in the obese, often with severe clinical manifestations, is increasingly encountered in clinical practice. The association has drawn special interest as the pathophysiology may be different from that ... Read more...

Adequacy of vitamin D replacement in severe deficiency is dependent on body mass index.

30 Oct 2009 BACKGROUND: Obesity is associated with hypovitaminosis D. Whether body mass index (BMI) determines the replacement dose of vitamin D to achieve sufficiency is unclear. OBJECTIVE: To determine the relationship between BMI and serum 25-OH vitamin D ... Read more...

Latest indexed articles for 'Obesity - Complications'

These are the very latest articles for this heading:

• Reel syndrome. 15 Dec 2009
• Adiponectin is not effective against AOM-induced colon cancer but more evidence is required for its role in obesity-associated colon cancer: comment on the study by Ealey and Archer (2009). 13 Nov 2009
• Perioperative safety and bariatric surgery. 3 Nov 2009
• Obstructive sleep apnea a respiratory syndrome with protean cardiovascular manifestations. Nov 2009
• Triggering of nocturnal arrhythmias by sleep-disordered breathing events. Nov 2009
• Iliac-caval stenting in the obese. 30 Oct 2009
• Adequacy of vitamin D replacement in severe deficiency is dependent on body mass index. 30 Oct 2009
• Risk factors for heart failure: a population-based case-control study. 30 Oct 2009
• Intraoperative ventilatory strategies for prevention of pulmonary atelectasis in obese patients undergoing laparoscopic bariatric surgery. 30 Oct 2009
• CDK4 IVS4-nt40G-->A and T2D-associated obesity in Italians. 30 Oct 2009
• Women's cardiovascular health: prevention is key. 24 Oct 2009
• [68-year-old patient with syncope caused by climbing stairs] 19 Oct 2009
• [Obesity related health care costs assessed from BMI or waist circumference--secondary publication] 17 Oct 2009
• [Measurement of body mass index and waist and hip circumference in adults] 17 Oct 2009
• [Obesity and health risk--what shall we measure?] 17 Oct 2009
• Harmonizing the metabolic syndrome: a joint interim statement of the International Diabetes Federation Task Force on Epidemiology and Prevention; National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute; American Heart Association; World Heart Federation; International Atherosclerosis Society; and International Association for the Study of Obesity. 3 Oct 2009
• Adherence to antihypertensive medications and cardiovascular morbidity among newly diagnosed hypertensive patients. 3 Oct 2009
• Impact of micronutrient deficiencies on obesity. 29 Sep 2009
• Benign prostatic hypertrophy. 29 Sep 2009
• A walk (or cycle) to the park: active transit to neighborhood amenities, the CARDIA study. 29 Sep 2009

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Technical information about 'Obesity'

Definition: A status with BODY WEIGHT that is grossly above the acceptable or desirable weight, usually due to accumulation of excess FATS in the body. The standards may vary with age, sex, genetic or cultural background. In the BODY MASS INDEX, a BMI greater than 30.0 kg/m2 is considered obese, and a BMI greater than 40.0 kg/m2 is considered morbidly obese (MORBID OBESITY).

Descriptor UI: D009765

Alternative terms: Obesity;

Related Mesh Headings: Appetite Depressants; Body Weight; Diet, Reducing; Skinfold Thickness; Lipectomy; Anti-Obesity Agents; Bariatrics;

Allowable Qualifiers: blood; cerebrospinal fluid; chemically induced; classification; complications; congenital; diagnosis; diet therapy; drug therapy; economics; embryology; enzymology; ethnology; etiology; genetics; history; immunology; metabolism; microbiology; mortality; nursing; epidemiology; parasitology; pathology; physiopathology; prevention & control; psychology; radiography; radionuclide imaging; radiotherapy; rehabilitation; surgery; therapy; urine; veterinary; ultrasonography; virology;

Tree Number: C18.654.726.500; C23.888.144.699.500; E01.370.600.115.100.160.120.699.500; G07.100.100.160.120.699.500;

Technical Notes: OBESITY, MORBID is also available; obese hyperglycemic mice are indexed MICE, OBESE: do not add OBESITY or HYPERGLYCEMIA unless disease particularly discussed