Obesity reduces left ventricular strains, torsion, and synchrony in mouse models: a cine displacement encoding with stimulated echoes (DENSE) cardiovascular magnetic resonance study

BACKGROUND: Obesity affects a third of adults in the US and results in an increased risk of cardiovascular mortality. While the mechanisms underlying this increased risk are not well understood, animal models of obesity have shown direct effects on the heart such as steatosis and fibrosis, which may...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Kramer, Sage P, Powell, David K, Haggerty, Christopher M, Binkley, Cassi M, Mattingly, Andrea C, Cassis, Lisa A, Epstein, Frederick H, Fornwalt, Brandon K
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2013
Materias:
Research
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3882783/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24380567
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1532-429X-15-109

Ejemplares similares

Ejemplares similares