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Cardiac steatosis and left ventricular function in men with metabolic syndrome
BACKGROUND: Ectopic accumulation of fat accompanies visceral obesity with detrimental effects. Lipid oversupply to cardiomyocytes leads to cardiac steatosis, and in animal studies lipotoxicity has been associated with impaired left ventricular (LV) function. In humans, studies have yielded inconclus...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2013
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3842676/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24228979 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1532-429X-15-103 |