Impact of Obesity on Volume Status in Patients With Ambulatory Chronic Heart Failure

Background Fluid overload is common in heart failure (HF) and obesity; however, the relationship between the extent of intravascular volume expansion and indices such as body mass index (BMI) in obese and non-obese patients with HF has not been defined to address the issue of a HF obesity phenotype. Methods Total blood volume (TBV) was measured clinically using a radiolabeled albumin indicator-dilution technique in patients with predominately...