Cellular and Molecular Mechanisms Contributing to Cardiac Hypertrophy in Obesity and Obesity-Related Hypertension
Obesity, defined as a harmful accumulation of body fat, increases the risk of cardiac hypertrophy, which leads to heart failure (HF). Obesity often coexists with hypertension, a condition that aggravates cardiac hypertrophy and accelerates the progression
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Paramjit S. Tappia Sukhwinder K. Bhullar Naranjan S. Dhalla Editors
Biochemistry of Cardiovascular Dysfunction in Obesity
Advances in Biochemistry in Health and Disease Volume 20
Series Editor Naranjan S. Dhalla, Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences, St. Boniface Hospital, Winnipeg, MB, Canada
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Editors Paramjit S. Tappia Asper Clinical Research Institute St. Boniface Hospital Winnipeg, MB, Canada
Sukhwinder K. Bhullar Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences St. Boniface Hospital Winnipeg, MB, Canada
Naranjan S. Dhalla Institute of Cardiovascular Sciences St. Boniface Hospital Winnipeg, MB, Canada
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Preface
According to the World Health Organization, overweight and obesity are defi
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