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The term “obesity paradox”, refers to lower mortality rates in obese patients, and is evident in various chronic cardiovascular disorders. There is however, only scarce data regarding the clinical implication of obesity and pulmonary hypertension (PH). Therefore, in the current study, we evaluated the possible prognostic implications of obesity in PH patients.We assessed 105 consecutive PH patients...
Epidemiological data has established increasing adiposity as a risk factor for incident asthma. However, the mechanisms underlying the association between obesity and asthma are incompletely understood. In the present paper, we review current knowledge of possible mechanisms mediating the observed association between obesity and asthma.Systematic literature review.Obesity and asthma share some etiological...
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