Congestion, obesity and survival in chronic heart failure
Obesity (body mass index, BMI≥30 Kg/m2) is common in patients with heart failure and is associated with a lower NT-proBNP (middle panel) and fewer lung B-lines (left panel), but not with either inferior vena cava (IVC) diameter or jugular venous distention, as measured by jugular vein diameter (JVD) ratio. Obesity was not associated with an increased risk of the composite outcome of hospitalisation for heart failure or death (right panel).
Authors
- Joe Cuthbert
- John GF Cleland
- Letizia Romano
- Pasquale Maffia
- Pierpaolo Pellicori (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-7175-0464)
- Andrew L Clark
- Ahmad Alsaeed
Institutions
- University of Hull (GB)
- Hull University Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust (GB)
- University of Glasgow (GB)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Journal of Cardiac Failure
- Published
- 2026-05-01
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.cardfail.2026.04.003
- Primary Topic
- Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- British Heart Foundation
- Heart Research UK