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Abstract

Obesity and Cardiovascular Disease, a statement released by the American Heart Association on April 22, 2021, gives a summary of the impact of obesity on the diagnosis, clinical management and prognosis of atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease, heart failure, sudden cardiac death and atrial fibrillation. In view of the present clinical management of cardiovascular diseases in China, this paper interprets the content of the statement in detail, aiming to provide guidance relevant to domestic cardiovascular management practices.

Keywords

• |cardiovascular diseases|obesity|coronary disease|heart failure|death, sudden, cardiac|atrial fibrillation