Reduced hemodynamic load and cardiac hypotrophy in patients with anorexia nervosa
Author(s) -
Carmela Romano,
Marcello Chinali,
Fabrizio Pasanisi,
Rosanna Greco,
Aldo Celentano,
A. Rocco,
Vittorio Palmieri,
Ada Signorini,
Franco Contaldo,
Giovanni de Simone
Publication year - 2003
Publication title -
american journal of clinical nutrition
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.608
H-Index - 336
eISSN - 1938-3207
pISSN - 0002-9165
DOI - 10.1093/ajcn/77.2.308
Subject(s) - medicine , anorexia nervosa , hemodynamics , stroke volume , cardiology , cardiac output , ejection fraction , body mass index , heart rate , blood pressure , endocrinology , heart failure , eating disorders , psychiatry
Anorexia nervosa is associated with lower left ventricular mass (LVM) and systolic dysfunction. Whether these abnormalities reflect chronic protein-energy malnutrition or are primarily related to lower cardiac workload is unclear.
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