title: [Obesity and arterial hypertension].
abstract: Obesity is an independent risk factor for the development and progression of hypertension, cardiovascular disease and chronic kidney disease. There is growing evidence that obesity and associated metabolic abnormalities may induce and accelerate renal complications in essential hypertension. The clustering of obesity and other features of the metabolic syndrome might have important implications for prevention, particularly with regard to whether interventions targeted at visceral obesity would have beneficial effects on cardiovascular and renal morbidity.
authors.affiliation: II. Interná klinika lekárskej fakulty UKa FNsP Bratislava, Slovenská republika. ludovitgaspar@yahoo.com
authors.forename: L
authors.initials: L
authors.lastname: Gaspar
authors.forename: P
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Poliak
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Makovník
authors.forename: S
authors.initials: S
authors.lastname: Hlinst'áková
authors.forename: B
authors.initials: B
authors.lastname: Krahulec
authors.forename: T
authors.initials: T
authors.lastname: Pisková
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Bendzala
mesh_terms: D002319:Cardiovascular System / Q000503:physiopathology; D006801:Humans; D006973:Hypertension / Q000209:etiology*; D024821:Metabolic Syndrome / Q000503:physiopathology; D009765:Obesity / Q000150:complications* / Q000503:physiopathology*; D012137:Respiratory System / Q000503:physiopathology