Research Article Details
Article ID: | A05298 |
PMID: | 33309070 |
Source: | Clin Investig Arterioscler |
Title: | Approach to the cardiometabolic continuum. Narrative description. |
Abstract: | Atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ACVD) is the major adverse outcome in the evolution of several metabolic conditions. For around several decades, the cardiovascular continuum has been used as a fantastic tool to explain the evolution of ACVD from the onset of risk factor, to clinical outcomes, and to death. Nowadays, metabolic diseases such as obesity, prediabetes, and type2 diabetes have been increasing enough to become serious public health problems and notorious contributors to the morbidity and mortality rates due to ACVD, including arterial hypertension. Other conditions seem to increase the list, such as: physical inactivity with its metabolic cluster, sarcopenia, and non-alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). Moreover, obesity in childhood has been growing at an exponential rate so the excess of adiposity in children and adolescents will translate into an excess of cardiometabolic risk in adults. Several longitudinal studies confirm the strong association of paediatric obesity with the persistence of adult obesity, as well as the future development of cardiometabolic conditions, such as prediabetes, diabetes, obesity, increased risk of arterial hypertension, and ACVD. Therefore, it is time to conceptualise the cardiometabolic continuum as a tool of an early, wider and preventive intervention in order to reduce the morbidity and mortality due to ACVD. |
DOI: | 10.1016/j.arteri.2020.10.003 |

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Diseases ID | DO ID | Disease Name | Definition | Class | |
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I12 | 10763 | Hypertension | An artery disease characterized by chronic elevated blood pressure in the arteries. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Hypertension, https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24352797 | disease of anatomical entity/ cardiovascular system disease/vascular disease/ artery disease | Details |
I05 | 9352 | Type 2 diabetes mellitus | A diabetes that is characterized by chronic hyperglycaemia with disturbances of carbohydrate, fat and protein metabolism resulting from defects in insulin secretion, insulin action, or both. A diabetes mellitus that is characterized by high blood sugar, insulin resistance, and relative lack of insulin. http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diabetes, http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Diabetes_mellitus_type_2 | disease of metabolism/inherited metabolic disorder/ carbohydrate metabolic disorder/glucose metabolism disease/diabetes/ diabetes mellitus | Details |
I14 | 9970 | Obesity | An overnutrition that is characterized by excess body fat, traditionally defined as an elevated ratio of weight to height (specifically 30 kilograms per meter squared), has_material_basis_in a multifactorial etiology related to excess nutrition intake, decreased caloric utilization, and genetic susceptibility, and possibly medications and certain disorders of metabolism, endocrine function, and mental illness. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Obesity | disease of metabolism/acquired metabolic disease/ nutrition disease/overnutrition | Details |
I07 | 1936 | Arteriosclerosis | Build-up of fatty material and calcium deposition in the arterial wall resulting in partial or complete occlusion of the arterial lumen.https://ncit.nci.nih.gov/ncitbrowser/ConceptReport.jsp?dictionary=NCI_Thesaurus&ns=ncit&code=C35768 | disease of anatomical entity/cardiovascular system disease/ vascular disease/ artery disease | Details |