Articles / Rethinking HFpEF: Targeting obesity as the root cause


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Cardiologist; Director of the Heart Failure Unit and Department of Cardiac Rehabilitation, Concord Hospital; Head, Department of Cardiology, Ryde Hospital
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This trend continues to rise, contributing to an ever-growing burden of chronic disease. Beyond its well-known associations with diabetes and hypertension, obesity has now emerged as a leading driver of heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF), a form of heart failure that has long been considered difficult to diagnose and even harder to treat.
Recent years have brought a surge in our understanding of the complex interplay between adiposity, cardiovascular mechanics, and systemic inflammation. Alongside these insights, new therapeutic strategies, including incretin-based agents, are reshaping the management of patients with obesity-related HFpEF
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Cardiologist; Director of the Heart Failure Unit and Department of Cardiac Rehabilitation, Concord Hospital; Head, Department of Cardiology, Ryde Hospital

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