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Obesity is a sign - over-eating is a symptom: an aetiological framework for the assessment and management of obesity.

Sharma AM, Padwal R.

Obes Rev. 2009 Nov 17. [Epub ahead of print]PMID: 19922430 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]Related articles

Differential changes in serum uric acid concentrations in sibutramine promoted weight loss in diabetes: results from four weeks of the lead-in period of the SCOUT trial.

Andersson C, Weeke P, Brendorp B, Køber L, Fosbøl EL, Sharma AM, Finer N, Caterson ID, Rode RA, James PT, Torp-Pedersen C.

Nutr Metab (Lond). 2009 Oct 14;6:42.PMID: 19828038 [PubMed - in process]Related articlesFree article

Early Response to Sibutramine in Patients Not Meeting Current Label Criteria: Preliminary Analysis of SCOUT Lead-in Period.

Caterson I, Coutinho W, Finer N, Van Gaal L, Maggioni A, Torp-Pedersen C, Sharma AM, Ge H, Santoro D, Shepherd G, James P; ; for The SCOUT Investigators.

Obesity (Silver Spring). 2009 Oct 8. [Epub ahead of print]PMID: 19816415 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]Related articles

Weight and blood pressure response to weight management and sibutramine in diabetic and non-diabetic high-risk patients: an analysis from the 6-week lead-in period of the sibutramine cardiovascular outcomes (SCOUT) trial.

Van Gaal LF, Caterson ID, Coutinho W, Finer N, Maggioni AP, Sharma AM, Torp-Pedersen C, Ge H, Moran SA, Shepherd GM, James WP; on behalf of the SCOUT Investigators.

Diabetes Obes Metab. 2009 Sep 16. [Epub ahead of print]PMID: 19758358 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]Related articles

Treating severe obesity: morbid weights and morbid waits.

Padwal RS, Sharma AM.

CMAJ. 2009 Nov 24;181(11):777-8. Epub 2009 Aug 17. No abstract available. PMID: 19687104 [PubMed - in process]Related articlesFree article

Is it time to abandon excess weight loss in reporting surgical weight loss?

Karmali S, Birch DW, Sharma AM.

Surg Obes Relat Dis. 2009 Jul-Aug;5(4):503-6. Epub 2009 May 6. Review. No abstract available. PMID: 19632649 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

The relationship between body mass index, treatment, and mortality in patients with established coronary artery disease: a report from APPROACH.

Oreopoulos A, McAlister FA, Kalantar-Zadeh K, Padwal R, Ezekowitz JA, Sharma AM, Kovesdy CP, Fonarow GC, Norris CM.

Eur Heart J. 2009 Nov;30(21):2584-92. Epub 2009 Jul 16.PMID: 19617221 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

Obesity is not a choice.

Sharma AM.

Obes Rev. 2009 Jul;10(4):371-2. No abstract available. PMID: 19580636 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

A systematic review of drug absorption following bariatric surgery and its theoretical implications.

Padwal R, Brocks D, Sharma AM.

Obes Rev. 2009 Jun 1. [Epub ahead of print]PMID: 19493300 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]Related articles

The chemical chaperone 4-phenylbutyrate inhibits adipogenesis by modulating the unfolded protein response.

Basseri S, Lhotak S, Sharma AM, Austin RC.

J Lipid Res. 2009 May 21. [Epub ahead of print]PMID: 19461119 [PubMed - as supplied by publisher]Related articlesFree article

Acute effect of weight loss on levels of total bilirubin in obese, cardiovascular high-risk patients: an analysis from the lead-in period of the Sibutramine Cardiovascular Outcome trial.

Andersson C, Weeke P, Fosbøl EL, Brendorp B, Køber L, Coutinho W, Sharma AM, Van Gaal L, Finer N, James WP, Caterson ID, Rode RA, Torp-Pedersen C; SCOUT Executive Steering Committee; SCOUT investigators.

Metabolism. 2009 Aug;58(8):1109-15. Epub 2009 Jun 18.PMID: 19454355 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

"Lose 40 pounds in 4 weeks": regulating commercial weight-loss programs.

Freedhoff Y, Sharma AM.

CMAJ. 2009 Feb 17;180(4):367-8. English, French. No abstract available. PMID: 19221340 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

A proposed clinical staging system for obesity.

Sharma AM, Kushner RF.

Int J Obes (Lond). 2009 Mar;33(3):289-95. Epub 2009 Feb 3.PMID: 19188927 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

Weighing in on blood pressure.

Sharma AM.

Curr Hypertens Rep. 2009 Feb;11(1):10-1. No abstract available. PMID: 19146794 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Tolerability of sibutramine during a 6-week treatment period in high-risk patients with cardiovascular disease and/or diabetes: a preliminary analysis of the Sibutramine Cardiovascular Outcomes (SCOUT) Trial.

Maggioni AP, Caterson I, Coutinho W, Finer N, Gaal LV, Sharma AM, Torp-Pedersen C, Bacher P, Shepherd G, Sun R, James P; SCOUT Investigators.

J Cardiovasc Pharmacol. 2008 Nov;52(5):393-402.PMID: 19033818 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Blood pressure changes associated with sibutramine and weight management - an analysis from the 6-week lead-in period of the sibutramine cardiovascular outcomes trial (SCOUT).

Sharma AM, Caterson ID, Coutinho W, Finer N, Van Gaal L, Maggioni AP, Torp-Pedersen C, Bacher HP, Shepherd GM, James WP; SCOUT Investigators.

Diabetes Obes Metab. 2009 Mar;11(3):239-50. Epub 2008 Jul 29.PMID: 18671798 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

The value of current interventions for obesity.

Sharma AM.

Nat Clin Pract Cardiovasc Med. 2008 Jul;5 Suppl 1:S3-9. Review.PMID: 18580864 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Obesity prevalence from a European perspective: a systematic review.

Berghöfer A, Pischon T, Reinhold T, Apovian CM, Sharma AM, Willich SN.

BMC Public Health. 2008 Jun 5;8:200. Review.PMID: 18533989 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Substantial changes in epicardial fat thickness after weight loss in severely obese subjects.

Iacobellis G, Singh N, Wharton S, Sharma AM.

Obesity (Silver Spring). 2008 Jul;16(7):1693-7. Epub 2008 May 1.PMID: 18451775 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

A weighty issue: medication as a cornerstone of medical obesity management.

Sharma AM.

Can Fam Physician. 2008 Apr;54(4):498-9, 500-1. English, French. No abstract available. PMID: 18411368 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Barriers to obesity treatment.

Mauro M, Taylor V, Wharton S, Sharma AM.

Eur J Intern Med. 2008 May;19(3):173-80. Epub 2007 Nov 19. Review.PMID: 18395160 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Threshold values of high-risk echocardiographic epicardial fat thickness.

Iacobellis G, Willens HJ, Barbaro G, Sharma AM.

Obesity (Silver Spring). 2008 Apr;16(4):887-92. Epub 2008 Feb 7.PMID: 18379565 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Review: diet interventions, with or without exercise, promote weight loss more than advice alone.

Sharma AM.

Evid Based Med. 2008 Apr;13(2):41. No abstract available. PMID: 18375694 [PubMed]Related articles

Does it matter how we lower blood pressure in obese hypertensive patients?

Sharma AM.

Curr Hypertens Rep. 2008 Feb;10(1):10-1. No abstract available. PMID: 18367020 [PubMed]Related articles

Do cardiac and perivascular adipose tissue play a role in atherosclerosis?

Iacobellis G, Gao YJ, Sharma AM.

Curr Diab Rep. 2008 Feb;8(1):20-4. Review.PMID: 18366994 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Salt-sensitive men show reduced heart rate variability, lower norepinephrine and enhanced cortisol during mental stress.

Weber CS, Thayer JF, Rudat M, Sharma AM, Perschel FH, Buchholz K, Deter HC.

J Hum Hypertens. 2008 Jun;22(6):423-31. Epub 2008 Mar 13.PMID: 18337758 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Relation of epicardial fat and alanine aminotransferase in subjects with increased visceral fat.

Iacobellis G, Pellicelli AM, Grisorio B, Barbarini G, Leonetti F, Sharma AM, Barbaro G.

Obesity (Silver Spring). 2008 Jan;16(1):179-83.PMID: 18223632 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Telmisartan/hydrochlorothiazide versus valsartan/hydrochlorothiazide in obese hypertensive patients with type 2 diabetes: the SMOOTH study.

Sharma AM, Davidson J, Koval S, Lacourcière Y.

Cardiovasc Diabetol. 2007 Oct 2;6:28.PMID: 17910747 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

The role of renin-angiotensin system blockade in the management of hypertension associated with the cardiometabolic syndrome.

Sharma AM, Engeli S.

J Cardiometab Syndr. 2006 Winter;1(1):29-35. Review.PMID: 17675902 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Epicardial adipose tissue as new cardio-metabolic risk marker and potential therapeutic target in the metabolic syndrome.

Iacobellis G, Sharma AM.

Curr Pharm Des. 2007;13(21):2180-4. Review.PMID: 17627550 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Identification of polymorphisms in the human 11beta-hydroxysteroid dehydrogenase type 2 gene promoter: functional characterization and relevance for salt sensitivity.

Alikhani-Koupaei R, Fouladkou F, Fustier P, Cenni B, Sharma AM, Deter HC, Frey BM, Frey FJ.

FASEB J. 2007 Nov;21(13):3618-28. Epub 2007 Jun 5.PMID: 17551100 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Emergency department equipment for obese patients: perceptions of adequacy.

Singh N, Arthur HM, Worster A, Iacobellis G, Sharma AM.

J Adv Nurs. 2007 Jul;59(2):140-5. Epub 2007 Jun 3.PMID: 17543014 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Antihypertensive effect of irbesartan and predictors of response in obesity-associated hypertension : a prospective, open-label study.

Sharma AM, Bramlage P, Kirch W.

Clin Drug Investig. 2005;25(12):765-76.PMID: 17532722 [PubMed - in process]Related articles

Relation of subepicardial adipose tissue to carotid intima-media thickness in patients with human immunodeficiency virus.

Iacobellis G, Pellicelli AM, Sharma AM, Grisorio B, Barbarini G, Barbaro G.

Am J Cardiol. 2007 May 15;99(10):1470-2. Epub 2007 Apr 5.PMID: 17493483 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

2006 Canadian clinical practice guidelines on the management and prevention of obesity in adults and children [summary].

Lau DC, Douketis JD, Morrison KM, Hramiak IM, Sharma AM, Ur E; Obesity Canada Clinical Practice Guidelines Expert Panel.

CMAJ. 2007 Apr 10;176(8):S1-13. Review. No abstract available. PMID: 17420481 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Modulation of vascular function by perivascular adipose tissue: the role of endothelium and hydrogen peroxide.

Gao YJ, Lu C, Su LY, Sharma AM, Lee RM.

Br J Pharmacol. 2007 Jun;151(3):323-31. Epub 2007 Mar 26.PMID: 17384669 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Are studies on BMI and heart disease a "waist"?

Sharma AM.

Curr Hypertens Rep. 2007 Mar;9(1):5-6. No abstract available. PMID: 17362664 [PubMed]Related articles

European Society of Hypertension Working Group on Obesity: background, aims and perspectives.

Jordan J, Engeli S, Redon J, Sharma AM, Luft FC, Narkiewicz K, Grassi G; European Society of Hypertension Working Group on Obesity.

J Hypertens. 2007 Apr;25(4):897-900. Review. No abstract available. PMID: 17351387 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Epicardial adipose tissue is related to carotid intima-media thickness and visceral adiposity in HIV-infected patients with highly active antiretroviral therapy-associated metabolic syndrome.

Iacobellis G, Sharma AM, Pellicelli AM, Grisorio B, Barbarini G, Barbaro G.

Curr HIV Res. 2007 Mar;5(2):275-9.PMID: 17346142 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Obesity and the heart: redefinition of the relationship.

Iacobellis G, Sharma AM.

Obes Rev. 2007 Jan;8(1):35-9. Review.PMID: 17212794 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Review: Peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor gamma and adipose tissue--understanding obesity-related changes in regulation of lipid and glucose metabolism.

Sharma AM, Staels B.

J Clin Endocrinol Metab. 2007 Feb;92(2):386-95. Epub 2006 Dec 5. Review.PMID: 17148564 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Different "weight" of cardiac and general adiposity in predicting left ventricle morphology.

Iacobellis G, Pond CM, Sharma AM.

Obesity (Silver Spring). 2006 Oct;14(10):1679-84.PMID: 17062795 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

A patient with personal control of the adjustable gastric band and bulimia: a psychiatric complication.

Taylor VH, Sharma AM.

Obes Surg. 2006 Oct;16(10):1386-7.PMID: 17059752 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Hypertension in lean and obese individuals: an evenly or unevenly dangerous condition.

Iacobellis G, Sharma AM.

Nutr Metab Cardiovasc Dis. 2007 May;17(4):243-6. Epub 2006 Oct 16. No abstract available. PMID: 17049466 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Reduced left ventricular mass after treatment of obese patients with sibutramine: An echocardiographic multicentre study.

Wirth A, Scholze J, Sharma AM, Matiba B, Boenner G.

Diabetes Obes Metab. 2006 Nov;8(6):674-81.PMID: 17026492 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

The relationship of body mass index to outcomes after percutaneous coronary intervention.

Shubair MM, Prabhakaran P, Pavlova V, Velianou JL, Sharma AM, Natarajan MK.

J Interv Cardiol. 2006 Oct;19(5):388-95.PMID: 17020562 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Adiposity of the heart.

Iacobellis G, Sharma AM.

Ann Intern Med. 2006 Oct 3;145(7):554-5; author reply 555. No abstract available. PMID: 17015879 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Retinol-binding protein 4 in human obesity.

Janke J, Engeli S, Boschmann M, Adams F, Böhnke J, Luft FC, Sharma AM, Jordan J.

Diabetes. 2006 Oct;55(10):2805-10.PMID: 17003346 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articlesFree article

Treatment of obesity: a challenging task.

Sharma AM, Iacobellis G.

Contrib Nephrol. 2006;151:212-20. Review.PMID: 16929144 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles

Angiotensin type 1 receptor antagonists induce human in-vitro adipogenesis through peroxisome proliferator-activated receptor-gamma activation.

Janke J, Schupp M, Engeli S, Gorzelniak K, Boschmann M, Sauma L, Nystrom FH, Jordan J, Luft FC, Sharma AM.

J Hypertens. 2006 Sep;24(9):1809-16.PMID: 16915030 [PubMed - indexed for MEDLINE]Related articles