Cardiovascular
Obesity, high blood pressure, and lipid imbalance trigger a progressive loss of energy generation capacity in the heart
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image: Cardiometabolic risk factors and early aterosclerosis are associated with diminished cardiac glucose consumption view more Credit: CNIC Three major cardiovascular risk factors—obesity, hypertension, and dyslipidemia (a high blood concentration of cholesterol or triglycerides)—alter cardiac energy production by interfering in the uptake of the metabolic substrates the heart uses to generate energy. These substrates are […]
