EPISODE · Apr 23, 2026 · 1 MIN
What is severe obesity doing to the heart muscle’s ability to contract? Elizabeth Tracey reports
from Johns Hopkins Medicine · host Johns Hopkins Medicine
Severe obesity may impede the ability of units inside heart muscle cells called sarcomeres to contract, and losing weight may reverse that condition. That’s according to research by cardiologist David Kass and colleagues at Johns Hopkins, who looked closely at … What is severe obesity doing to the heart muscle’s ability to contract? Elizabeth Tracey reports Read More »
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