Obesity and the Heart: Webcast March 18 2025
Miguel A. Quiñones, Eleanora Avenatti, Zulqarnain Javed, Adi Lador, Ramiro Saavedra, Bhargavi Patham, Andres Calderon, Krishnaswami Vijayaraghavan, Nishtha Sareen

TL;DR
This webcast discusses the relationship between obesity and heart health, featuring insights from researchers and authors.
Contribution
The webcast provides a discussion on emerging themes from the journal issue on obesity and the heart.
Findings
The webcast highlights key insights from authors on obesity-related heart research.
It explores lessons learned during the research and writing process for the journal issue.
Abstract
This 76-minute webcast features a conversation about “Obesity and the Heart”—the focus of Issue 21.2. Led by the issue’s editor, the discussion engages the authors on emerging themes and lessons learned while researching and writing the articles. View the video at https://vimeo.com/event/4867850.
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Taxonomy
TopicsCardiovascular Disease and Adiposity
Introduction
This 76-minute webcast (Video 1) features the Journal’s editor-in-chief, Dr. Miguel Quiñones, and the issue’s guest editor, Dr. Eleanora Avenatti, conversing with seven of the authors on the emerging themes and lessons learned while exploring the article topics related to “Obesity and the Heart.” The following list outlines where to view guests and topics:
Welcome
Miguel Quiñones, MD, introduces topic (2:40)
Dr. Quiñones introduces guest editor Eleanora Avenatti, MD (4:31)
Dr. Avenatti explains overview of topics (5:10)
Dr. Avenatti Begins Discussions
Obesity and Atherosclerotic Cardiovascular Disease: A Review of Social and Biobehavioral Pathways (6:12)
Dr. Avenatti introduces Zulqarnain Javed, PhD, MBBS, MPH (6:26)
Dr. Javed begins (7:00)
Dr. Quiñones comments (18:33)
Dr. Avenatti comments (19:31)
Obesity and Atrial Fibrillation: A Comprehensive Review (20:40)
Dr. Avenatti introduces Adi Lador, MD (20:41)
Dr. Lador begins (20:53)
Dr. Avenatti comments (29:12)
Strategies to Manage Obesity: Lifestyle (32:00)
Dr. Avenatti introduces Ramiro Saavedra, MS, RD, CSR, LD (32:25)
Ramiro Saavedra begins (33:00)
Dr. Avenatti comments (40:42)
Medical Management of Obesity: Current Trends and Future Perspectives (42:20)
Dr. Avenatti introduces Bhargavi Patham, MD, PhD (42:16)
Dr. Patham introduces Andres Calderon, MD (43:02)
Dr. Calderon begins (43:49)
Dr. Avenatti comments (53:08)
Dr. Patham begins (53:50)
Food Chain and Food Policies: Causes and Solutions for the Obesity Pandemic (56:45)
Dr. Avenatti introduces Krishnaswami Vijayaraghavan, MD, MS, and Nishtha Sareen, MD, MPH (57:10)
Dr. Vijayaraghavan begins (58:00)
Dr. Sareen focuses on Gender Disparity (1:05:25)
Dr. Vijayaraghavan comments (1:09:00)
Conclusion
Dr. Avenatti wrap-up (1:14:52)
Dr. Quiñones wrap-up (1:15:35)
