A multiphase very-low calorie ketogenic diet improves serum redox balance by reducing oxidative status in obese patients.

The very-low calorie ketogenic diet (VLCKD) is recommended as an effective dietary approach for the management of obesity. This study investigated changes in circulating biomarkers of redox homeostasis induced by a multiphase VLCKD in obese individuals. A total of 40 obese subjects were prescribed a multiphasic VLCKD for eleven weeks.

Right atrium enlargement is related to increased heart damage and mortality in well-controlled hypertension.

Background And Aim: Left heart remodeling is a well-known pathophysiological effect of arterial hypertension. Right Heart status is not considered in its evaluation. No data are available on right atrium (RA) and its impact on the outcome in hypertension.