The prevalence of obesity has increased over the last few decades reaching epidemic proportions. Tt is well-known that obesity, as measured by body mass index (BMI), is related to the development of cardiovascular outcomes. However, a very intriguing topic is being discussed. In patients with established HF, accumulating evidence suggests that overweight and obese (higher BMI) individuals have improved survival compared to those with normal BMI, a known concept which has been called the “obesity paradox”.

Vitamin D deficiency is a major public health problem worldwide in all age groups. it has possible connections to several medical conditions. The presented study shows us that, vitamin D concentration in serum is as a potentially modifiable risk factor in cardiometabolic disorders.

During the pandemic, cycling got more and more popular. But what positive effects can we get from this specific aerobic exercise next to the apparent cardiovascular benefits? The presented study will show, that we can benefit in several executive function tasks not even in regular pedal cyclist but also in e-bike-cyclists.

This episode of the literature podcast covers brain-related symptoms of heart failure. These include an increased risk of stroke due to a hypercoagulable state, impairment of higher cognitive function due to lower cerebral perfusion, and disturbed vegetative control if the cardiovascular system due to altered sensitivity of different receptors.

We spend approximately one third of our lives asleep, which is why sleep patterns can be considered as an important aspect of our overall lifestyle that in turn impacts our health state. Regarding our health, the effects of sleep on the regeneration of the nervous system are commonly reported, but its effects on cardiovascular and metabolic health are less discussed. Check out this podcast episode if you want to learn more about this topic!

Everyone knows how a bad night sleep feels like. It leaves you tired or even with a headache the next day. But this can lead to more serious health outcomes later on, such as hypertension. You will find out how important good sleep is for your health in this episode of the literature podcast.

People focus more on the damage covid caused to the respiratory system. However, this disease also greatly threatens the cardiovascular system.

Many transgender people seek treatment with cross-sex hormone therapy starting from a young age and frequently at high doses. There is a need to understand the potential long-term health consequences of this therapy, given that cardiovascular disease is the leading disease-specific cause of death in this population.

For many reasons, people gain weight, especially women. They lose the weight, but maintaining it is a problem. It becomes a repetitive bout of losing and gaining even more weight within short periods. This is called Weight Cycling. Find out how weight cycling affects our heart health.

A large number of people worldwide, especially women, are suffering from migraine. Due to that, this topic is relevant for public health. A lot of studies show that it has been linked with increased risk of ischemic stroke. This study aimed to evaluate the association between migraine and incident cardiovascular disease and cardiovascular mortality in women.