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Body Fat Distribution, Overweight, and Cardiac Structures in School‐Age Children: A Population‐Based Cardiac Magnetic Resonance Imaging Study

Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease, 2020
Background Adiposity is associated with larger left ventricular mass in children and adults. The role of body fat distribution in these associations is not clear.
Liza Toemen, Susana Santos, Arno A. Roest, Gavro Jelic, Aad van der Lugt, Janine F. Felix, Willem A. Helbing, Romy Gaillard, Vincent W. V. Jaddoe   +8 more
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5.26 Left Ventricular Hypertrophy Prevalence by Different Left Ventricular Mass Indexes [PDF]

High Blood Pressure & Cardiovascular Prevention, 2008
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Degli Esposti, D., Dormi, A., Bacchelli, S., Cosentino, E.R., Santi), F., Rosticci, M., Rinaldi, E.R., Pombeni, M., Tartagni, E., Immordino, V., Prandin, M.G., Laghi, L., Borghi, C.   +12 more
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Impact of Body Mass Index on Left Ventricular Function [PDF]

Medical Journal Armed Forces India, 2009
Obesity is associated with increased cardiovascular morbidity and mortality. A direct effect of isolated obesity on cardiac function is not well established. The study was designed to determine the direct effect of various grades of isolated obesity on echocardiographic indices of systolic and diastolic left ventricular function.Fifty one obese and 25 ...
S K Malani, O P Mathew, RK Ganjoo, D S Chadha, A Swamy   +4 more
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Progressive regression of left ventricular hypertrophy two years after bariatric surgery. [PDF]

, 2010
BACKGROUND: Obesity is a systemic disorder associated with an increase in left ventricular mass and premature death and disability from cardiovascular disease.
Adams, Anthony F. Boyer, Brad Snyder, Brolin, Carol Wolin-Riklin, Carrasco, Charles C. Miller, Christou, Cook, Devereux, Erik B. Wilson, Fielding, Harmancey, Heinrich Taegtmeyer, Higa, Himeno, Ippisch, Iyengar, Joshua G. Leichman, Kaneko, Lang, Lee, Leichman, Leichman, Levy, Mathier, Mohamed F. Algahim, Mokdad, Muller, Olshansky, Ristow, Rubino, Shah, Sharma, Sherman Yu, Sjostrom, Sjostrom, Somers, Strauss, Susan T. Laing, Teichholz, Terry Scarborough, Thomas R. Lux, Trakhtenbroit, Ursula G. Kyle, Vakili, Wallace, Waradekar, Wing   +48 more
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FREQUENCY AND RISK FACTORS OF LEFT VENTRICULAR GEOMETRIC ABNORMALITIES IN HYPERTENSIVE PATIENTS: A STUDY BASED ON THE UPDATED CLASSIFICATION SYSTEM OF LEFT VENTRICULAR GEOMETRY

Pakistan Armed Forces Medical Journal, 2020
Objective: To determine the association between cardiovascular risk factors and the abnormalities of left ventricular geometric abnormalities. Study Design: Prospective cross-sectional, single centered study.
Fauzia Nazir, Tahir Iqbal, Javeria Kamran, Tariq Hussain Khattak, Anum Fatima, Aatika Habib, Saleh Kaleem   +6 more
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Left ventricular hypertrophy and diastolic function in children and adolescents with essential hypertension [PDF]

, 2015
INTRODUCTION: Left ventricular hypertrophy and diastolic dysfunction in children and adolescents with essential hypertension tend to be underdiagnosed. The aims of this study were to investigate left ventricular hypertrophy and diastolic dysfunction in ...
Heirim Lee, I-Seok Kang, Jinyoung Song, June Huh, Kyung-Hee Kim, Young-Hwa Kong   +5 more
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The cardiovascular risk of young women with polycystic ovary syndrome: an observational, analytical, prospective case-control study [PDF]

, 2004
To evaluate the cardiovascular risk of polycystic ovary syndrome (PCOS), we investigated lipid profile, metabolic pattern, and echocardiography in 30 young women with PCOS and 30 healthy age- and body mass index (BMI)-matched women. PCOS women had higher
CASCELLA, TERESA, COLAO, ANNAMARIA, F. Zullo, L. Tauchmanovà, LOMBARDI, GAETANO, ORIO, FRANCESCO, PALOMBA, STEFANO, SPINELLI, LETIZIA   +7 more
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Probing Dry-Weight Improves Left Ventricular Mass Index [PDF]

American Journal of Nephrology, 2010
<i>Background:</i> Although probing dry-weight improves blood pressure control, its effect on echocardiographic left ventricular mass index (LVMI) is unknown. <i>Methods:</i> Shortly following dialysis, 292 echocardiograms in 150 patients participating in the DRIP trial were obtained at baseline and longitudinally every 4 weeks ...
Robert P. Light, J. Michael Bouldin, Ashok Garg, Rajiv Agarwal   +3 more
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Association of the Non‐Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Fibrosis Score with subclinical myocardial remodeling in patients with type 2 diabetes: A cross‐sectional study in China

Journal of Diabetes Investigation, 2021
Aims/Introduction Non‐alcoholic fatty liver disease, especially with liver fibrosis, is associated with cardiovascular diseases. The Non‐Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease Fibrosis Score (NFS), a non‐invasive marker of advanced fibrosis, was found to be ...
Nengguang Fan, Xiaoying Ding, Qin Zhen, Liping Gu, Aifang Zhang, Tingting Shen, Yufan Wang, Yongde Peng   +7 more
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A comparative study on echocardiographic evaluation of left ventricular mass and function in normotensive diabetic and non-diabetic patient

Asian Journal of Medical Sciences, 2021
Background: Cardiovascular complications account for the highest mortality in diabetic patients, mainly due to coronary artery disease and congestive heart failure.
Tanmay Mukhopadhyay , Pankaj Sarkar , Somnath Naskar , Uttam Biswas , SK Saidul Islam   +4 more
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