国际心血管研究杂志

Obese Patients: The Most Prone to Heart Disease, Yet the Least Benefiting from Cardiac Imaging and Treatment Technology

Rami N. Khouzam

Obese Patients: The Most Prone to Heart Disease, Yet the Least Benefiting from Cardiac Imaging and Treatment Technology

Morbid obesity seems to be spreading as an epidemic. With a prevalence of 10 %, it is the cause of many illnesses and co- morbidities, specifically heart disease. Most hospitals in the United States have neither the facilities nor the equipment to accommodate obese patients. This makes adequate care difficult to offer in some cases.

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