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Abstract
Heart failure with preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF) accounts for over half of all heart failure hospitalizations.
- Obesity is increasingly recognized as a central driver of HFpEF.
- Expansion of epicardial adipose tissue is associated with HFpEF.
- Chronic low-grade inflammation may contribute to the development of HFpEF.
- Obesity-related haemodynamic overload could lead to ventricular hypertrophy in HFpEF patients.
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