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CHALLENGES IN CARDIOVASCULAR EVALUATION AND MANAGEMENT OF OBESE PATIENTS
American College of Cardiology
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Physicians face a multitude of clinical challenges when managing cardiovascular disease (CVD) in people with overweight/obesity, from diagnosis through to long-term treatment. The review discusses how obesity complicates diagnostic accuracy and treatment efficacy in CVD. It also explores the obesity paradox and the importance of lifestyle modifications, cardiac rehabilitation, and bariatric surgery in managing CVD risk factors associated with obesity.
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