TY - JOUR
TI - Cardiovascular imaging in obesity
AU - Mavrogeni, S.I.
AU - Bacopoulou, F.
AU - Markousis-Mavrogenis, G.
AU - Chrousos, G.
AU - Charmandari, E.
JO - Nutrient Cycling in Agroecosystems
PY - 2021
VL - 13
TODO - 3
SP - 1-9
PB - MDPI AG
SN - 1385-1314
TODO - 10.3390/nu13030744
TODO - cardiac imaging;  cardiology;  cardiovascular magnetic resonance;  child;  computed tomographic angiography;  coronary angiography;  human;  nuclear medicine;  obesity;  Review;  transthoracic echocardiography;  adolescent;  adult;  cardiac imaging;  cardiovascular disease;  childhood obesity;  complication;  diagnostic imaging;  echocardiography;  female;  magnetic resonance angiography;  male;  middle aged;  obesity;  procedures;  risk assessment;  x-ray computed tomography;  young adult, Adolescent;  Adult;  Cardiac Imaging Techniques;  Cardiovascular Diseases;  Child;  Coronary Angiography;  Echocardiography;  Female;  Heart Disease Risk Factors;  Humans;  Magnetic Resonance Angiography;  Male;  Middle Aged;  Obesity;  Pediatric Obesity;  Risk Assessment;  Tomography, X-Ray Computed;  Young Adult
TODO - Obesity represents one of the most challenging public health problems of our century. It accounts for approximately 5% of deaths worldwide, mostly owing to cardiovascular disease and its associated complications. Cardiovascular noninvasive imaging may provide early accurate information about hypertrophy and ischemia/fibrosis in obese subjects. Echocardiography and nuclear cardiology have serious limitations in obese subjects owing to poor acoustic window and attenuation artifacts, respectively. Coronary computed tomography angiography can provide information about obstructive coronary disease; however, the use of radiation is a serious disadvantage. Finally, cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) holds the promise of an “all in one” examination by combining evaluation of function, wall motion/thickness, stress rest/perfusion, replacement and diffuse fibrosis without radiation. Future studies are required to document the cost/benefit ratio of the CMR in the evaluation of cardiovascular risk in overweight/obese children and adolescents. © 2021 by the authors. Licensee MDPI, Basel, Switzerland.
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