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The Influence of Surgical Weight Reduction on Left Atrial Strain
BACKGROUND: Obesity increases and surgical weight reduction decreases the risk of atrial fibrillation (AF) and heart failure (HF). We hypothesized that surgically induced weight loss may favorably affect left atrial (LA) mechanical function measured by longitudinal strain, which has recently emerged...
Autores principales: | , , , , , |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Springer US
2021
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8595175/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34550536 http://dx.doi.org/10.1007/s11695-021-05710-5 |