Comparison of right and left ventricular function in obese and nonobese men - 26/08/11
Doi : 10.1016/j.amjcard.2004.02.073
Maria E. Otto, MD, PhD a, Marek Belohlavek, MD, PhD a, Bijoy Khandheria, MD a, Gregory Gilman, BSN, RDCS a, Anna Svatikova, BA a, Virend Somers, MD, PhD a, ⁎ 
a Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Mayo Clinic, Rochester, Minnesota, USA
*Dr. Somers' address is: Division of Cardiovascular Diseases, Mayo Clinic, 200 First Street SW, Rochester, Minnesota 55905, USA.
Abstract |
We studied systolic and diastolic function of the left and right ventricles in obese male subjects. Obese subjects had increased left ventricular mass and normal left ventricular systolic and diastolic function. They also had impaired right ventricular relaxation and right ventricular filling.
Le texte complet de cet article est disponible en PDF. | Drs. Otto and Somers and Ms. Svatikova were supported by grants HL65176, HL61560, HL70302, HL73211, and M01RR00585, and Dr. Belohlavek was supported by grant HL68555 from the National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland. Dr. Otto was also supported by Coordenação de Aperfeiçoamento de Pessoal de Nível Superior and InCor, São Paulo, Brazil. |
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Vol 93 - N° 12
P. 1569-1572 - juin 2004 Retour au numéro
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