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Dysglycemia and increased left ventricle mass in normotensive patients admitted with a first myocardial infarction: prognostic implications of dysglycemia during 14 years of follow-up

BACKGROUND: Left ventricle mass (LVM) can be influenced by various conditions including hypertension and/or inherent cardiomyopathies. Dysglycemia is also thought to exert an anabolic effect on heart tissue by hyperinsulinemia and thereby promoting increased LVM. The primary aim of this study was to...

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Autores principales: Pararajasingam, Gokulan, Løgstrup, Brian Bridal, Høfsten, Dan Eik, Christophersen, Thomas Brøcher, Auscher, Søren, Hangaard, Jørgen, Egstrup, Kenneth
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6498536/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31046690
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12872-019-1084-5