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Association between insulin resistance and left ventricular hypertrophy in asymptomatic, Black, sub-Saharan African, hypertensive patients: a case–control study
BACKGROUND: Conflicting information exists regarding the association between insulin resistance (IR) and left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH). We described the associations between obesity, fasting insulinemia, homeostasis model assessment of insulin resistance (HOMA-IR), and LVH in Black patients wit...
Autores principales: | Kianu Phanzu, Bernard, Nkodila Natuhoyila, Aliocha, Kintoki Vita, Eleuthère, M’Buyamba Kabangu, Jean-René, Longo-Mbenza, Benjamin |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2021
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7777396/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/33388039 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12872-020-01829-y |
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