Impact of body mass index on diastolic function in patients with normal left ventricular ejection fraction

BACKGROUND: Obesity is a major public health epidemic and is associated with increased risk of heart failure and mortality. We evaluated the impact of body mass index (BMI) on the prevalence of diastolic dysfunction (DD). METHODS: We reviewed clinical records and echocardiogram of patients with base...

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Autores principales: AlJaroudi, W, Halley, C, Houghtaling, P, Agarwal, S, Menon, V, Rodriguez, L, Grimm, R A, Thomas, J D, Jaber, W A
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3432184/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23448803
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nutd.2012.14

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3432184/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23448803
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/nutd.2012.14

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