1. Overview of the obesity epidemic and its relationship to cardiovascular disease / Shari S. Bassuk and JoAnn E. Manson -- 2. Obesity and hypertension / Nikheel S. Kolatkar, Abraham Thomas, and Gordon H. Williams -- 3. Insulin resistance, obesity, body fat distribution, and risk of cardiovascular disease / Greeshma K. Shetty and Christos S. Mantzoros -- 4. Obesity, lipids, and cardiovascular disease / Asha Thomas-Geevarghese and Abraham Thomas -- 5. Vascular dysfunction and obesity / Kieren J. Mather and Alain D. Baron -- 6. Obesity and inflammatory and thrombotic factors / Vincent Ricchiuti -- 7. Obstructive sleep apnea / Sanjay R. Patel and Robert B. Fogel -- 8. Molecular genetics of obesity and cardiovascular diseases / Yvon C. Chagnon -- 9. Risk assessment and treatment standards of obesity and overweight in relation to cardiovascular disease / Lalita Khaodhiar, Karen C. McCowen, and George L. Blackburn -- 10. The roles of dietary fats in reducing weight and cardiovascular risk factors in overweight and obese individuals / Kathy McManus and Kris M. Mogensen -- 11. Dietary intervention and monitoring of obese patients with cardiovascular disease / Kris M. Mogensen. [et al.] -- 12. Lifestyle modification in the obese patient with cardiovascular disease / Rena R. Wing and Douglas A. Raynor -- 13. Use of antiobesity medications in overweight patients with cardiovascular disease : implications of drug selection and patient monitoring / Supawan Buranapin and Caroline Apovian -- 14. Bariatric surgery and reduction of cardiovascular risk factors / Malcolm K. Robinson, J. Efren Gonzalez, and Danny O. Jacobs --

15. Management of Perioperative Cardiac Risk in the Bariatric Patient / Zara Cooper, Cesar E. Escareno, and David B. Lautz -- 16. Obesity and atherosclerotic vascular disease / Tulika Jain, Jorge Plutzky, and Darren K. McGuire -- 17. Heart failure and obesity : the risk of development and the treatment of heart failure in obese patients / Aruna D. Pradhan, Michael M. Givertz, and Kenneth L. Baughman -- 18. Acknowledging and reversing the toxic environment / Andrew B. Geier and Kelly D. Brownell.