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ArticleInternational medical case reports journal2023

A Case of Young Obese Heart Failure Patient Using Multidisciplinary Treatment Centered on the Fantastic Four Improved Cardio Ankle Vascular Index and Cardiac Function.

Yuki Ikeda, Masahiro Iwakawa, Hajime Kiyokawa, Takahiro Nakagami, Shinya Kanzaki, Akihiro Ogawa, Tsuyoshi Tabata, Mao Takahashi, Toshio Kinoshita, Kazuhiro Shimizu

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Yuki IkedaDepartment of Internal Medicine, Toho University Sakura Medical Center, Chiba, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-1237-7337
Masahiro IwakawaDepartment of Internal Medicine, Toho University Sakura Medical Center, Chiba, Japan.
Hajime KiyokawaDepartment of Internal Medicine, Toho University Sakura Medical Center, Chiba, Japan.
Takahiro NakagamiDepartment of Internal Medicine, Toho University Sakura Medical Center, Chiba, Japan.
Shinya KanzakiDepartment of Rehabilitation, Toho University Sakura Medical Center, Chiba, Japan.
Akihiro OgawaDepartment of Rehabilitation, Toho University Sakura Medical Center, Chiba, Japan.
Tsuyoshi TabataDepartment of Clinical Functional Physiology, Toho University Sakura Medical Center, Chiba, Japan.
Mao TakahashiDepartment of Internal Medicine, Toho University Sakura Medical Center, Chiba, Japan.ORCID 0000-0003-2808-2020
Toshio KinoshitaDepartment of Internal Medicine, Toho University Sakura Medical Center, Chiba, Japan.ORCID 0000-0002-8692-9923
Kazuhiro ShimizuDepartment of Internal Medicine, Toho University Sakura Medical Center, Chiba, Japan.ORCID 0000-0001-9896-0939

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Abstract

Obesity-induced heart failure (HF) in young people is a serious problem. The treatments for HF have developed in recent years. The following four basic HF drugs have been widely recognized as the "Fantastic Four": beta-adrenergic blocking agents, mineralocorticoid receptor antagonists (MRA), sodium glucose transporter 2 inhibitors (SGLT2 inhibitors), and angiotensin receptor neprilysin inhibitors (ARNI). However, the interaction between the heart and blood vessels has not received much attention. The cardio-ankle vascular index (CAVI) is an arterial stiffness index that is unaffected by blood pressure at the time of measurement. A 34-year-old obese man was admitted with dyspnea and edema. His cardiac function was severely impaired, and CAVI was increased. After administration of multidisciplinary HF treatment centered on the "Fantastic Four", his cardiac function and CAVI improved dramatically in a short time period. This case suggests the importance of improvement both cardiac and vascular function for the treatment of HF.

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arterial stiffnesscardio ankle vascular indexhypertensionobesityobstructive sleep apnea

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PMID37727446
PMCPMC10506602

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