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The Obesity-Heart Disease Connection: Is Weight Loss the New Cardiovascular Prevention?

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Is weight loss becoming the next frontier in cardiovascular prevention?

Obesity is more than a number on the scale. It is closely linked to hypertension, diabetes, heart failure, atrial fibrillation, and atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease.

With emerging evidence from SELECT, STEP-HFpEF, and SUMMIT, are we entering a new era of cardiovascular prevention?

But important questions remain about long-term benefits, medication costs, access, and sustainability.

We explore the connection between obesity and heart disease, and why weight management may be changing the future of cardiovascular care.

Editorial · Sarib SultanSarib Sultan · The Obesity-Heart Disease Connection: Is Weight Loss the New Cardiovascular Prevention?Obesity affects more than one billion people worldwide and is a major upstream driver of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Dysfunctional visceral adipose tissue acts as an active endocrine organ, promoting insulin resistance, lipotoxicity, systemic inflammation, and neurohumoral acti

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Chayakrit Krittanawong, MD, FACC, FAHA, FSCAI. The Obesity-Heart Disease Connection: Is Weight Loss the New Cardiovascular Prevention?. Vitahash. 2026. STAMP-2026-1111-AWYU6ZK4

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