Obese patients have one 49% less chance of death by heart failure.

– instead, the study has also shown that malnourished patients are twice as likely to die by heart failure and a risk of re-entry 36% higher than the people with normal weight

– is known as the paradox of obesity ” the fact of than in processes of acute and chronic diseases, obesity, known risk factor for cardiovascular disease that each year causes in Spain 28,000 deaths, act as a factor of good prognosis in cases of heart failure

-early onset of heart failure in obese patients and their consequent treatmentIt would be an explanation of why obesity acts as a protective factor of the disease. In addition, the greatest weight comes with with a greater metabolic reserve, allowing a greater survival to the acute decompensation by chronic disease

-heart failure patients have elevated markers of chronic inflammation and tumor necrosis alpha factor. This elevation alter the absorption of nutrients from the digestive tract, which helps, along with other factors, the presence of malnutrition in patients with advanced cardiac disease

-the Spanish Cardiology Society (SEC) recalls that obesity and overweight still consider as one of the main cardiovascular risk factors, so recommended a better control of the weight and the follow-up of a healthy diet

Madrid, may of 2012- obesity is one of the risk factors more prevalent cardiovascular disease, causing each year 28,000 deaths in our country. Paradoxically, it has been shown that you people with heart failure (CI) and are obesethey have 49% less likely to die and an one 19% risk than people with normal weight of re-entry by this disease.

A recent study published in the latest issue of magazine Spanish Cardiology (REC) published by the Spanish society of Cardiology (SEC), and which has been carried out by various departments of internal medicine of Spanish hospitals and coordinated by the Group of clinical management of the Spanish society of internal medicine has proved that as well.

Researchers have analyzed about 371,000 cases of patients discharged with a diagnosis of IC and admitted in the hospitals of the national health system internal medicine services. Of these patients, the 11.1% were obese while than the 1.1% were classified as malnourished.

After analyzing patients discharged from years 2005-2008, the authors have noticed that obesity is associated with a risk significantly less than death in patients hospitalized for IC and that, moreover, malnutrition doubles the risk of death increases 36% the chances of re-entry.

The fact that obesity can act as a protective factor in patients with heart failure is known by the name of ‘ obesity paradox ’ and has its explanation in that, on the one hand, obese people before and more aggravated form the symptoms of heart failure, which, together with the fact that these people are better controlled by your doctor, do they receive treatment early thus improving their prognosis ”, highlights the DRA. Raquel Barba, head of the Department of medicine internal of the Hospital King Juan Carlos in Madrid. On the other hand, the greatest weight is accompanied with a greater metabolic reserve, allowing a greater survival to the acute decompensation by chronic disease ”, continues the doctor.

Malnutrition in heart failure is multifactorial and is related to a decrease in appetite and intestinal absorption. The presence of the tumor necrosis factor alpha, hormone that causes inflammation, chronic, and other markers of inflammation, alter the absorption of nutrient contributing to malnutrition in patients with heart disease.

Although various studies have shown a better prognosis of cardiovascular disease in obese patients, the SEC wants to keep recalling that obesity and overweight, is a risk factor for heart disease and that, while maintaining a diet rich in fruit and vegetables, controlling the intake of salt and alcohol, and doing exercise regularly three times per weekWe can reduce our weight and prevent cardiovascular disease.

According to data from the World Health Organization, in 2008, 1500 million adults (20 and more years) were overweight of more than 200 million men and some 300 million women were obese. In addition, overweight and obesity are the fifth main risk factor for death in the world.

Spanish society of Cardiology (SEC)

The Spanish society of Cardiology (SEC) is a scientific and professional organization non-profit dedicated to increasing the State of knowledge about the heart and circulatory system, advance the prevention and treatment of their diseases and to improve survival and quality of life for heart patients.

La SEC tiene entre sus objetivos principales contribuir a la investigación internacional, especialmente europea y latinoamericana, crear vínculos nacionales e internacionales para el desarrollo de acciones, y representar a todos los profesionales interesados en el área de la cardiología.