title: [Cardiovascular complications of obesity].
abstract: Obesity is one of the major coronary risk factor representing an increasingly important worldwide health problem. The increased prevalence of obesity among younger population is likely to have long-term implications for cardiovascular disease (CVD). Obesity plays a central role in the insulin resistance syndrome and contributes to increase the risk of atherosclerotic CVD. The present review will examine the relationships among cardiovascular risk factors during the childhood-adolescence-adulthood transition. In fact, the relationship between obesity (especially visceral obesity) and CVD appears to develop at a relatively young age. The foremost physical consequence of obesity is atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease and polycystic ovary syndrome represents an intriguing example of obesity-related cardiovascular complications affecting young women.
authors.affiliation: Dipartimento di Endocrinologia ed Oncologia Molecolare & Clinica, Università degli Studi di Napoli Federico II, Via S. Pansini, 5 - 80131 Napoli.
authors.forename: Teresa
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Cascella
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Giallauria
authors.forename: Domenico
authors.initials: D
authors.lastname: Tafuri
authors.forename: Gaetano
authors.initials: G
authors.lastname: Lombardi
authors.forename: Annamaria
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Colao
authors.forename: Carlo
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Vigorito
authors.forename: Francesco
authors.initials: F
authors.lastname: Orio
mesh_terms: D015992:Body Mass Index; D002318:Cardiovascular Diseases / Q000453:epidemiology / Q000209:etiology*; D005060:Europe / Q000453:epidemiology; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D024821:Metabolic Syndrome / Q000150:complications; D009656:North America / Q000453:epidemiology; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications* / Q000453:epidemiology; D011085:Polycystic Ovary Syndrome / Q000150:complications; D015995:Prevalence; D012307:Risk Factors