Open AccessCardiac Structure and Function and Insulin Resistance in Morbidly Obese Patients: Does Superobesity Play an Additional Role?
Author(s) -
Francesco AntoniniCanterin,
A. Mateescu,
Olga Vriz,
Salvatore La Carrubba,
Vitantonio Di Bello,
Scipione Carerj,
Concetta Zito,
Lina Sparacino,
Bernardo Marzano,
Cătălin Uşurelu,
Răzvan Ticulescu,
Carmen Ginghină,
Gian Luigi Nicolosi,
Bogdan A. Popescu
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
cardiology
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.547
H-Index - 63
eISSN - 1421-9751
pISSN - 0008-6312
DOI - 10.1159/000355260
Subject(s) - medicine , cardiology , insulin resistance , ejection fraction , asymptomatic , diastole , body mass index , diabetes mellitus , prospective cohort study , obesity , blood pressure , endocrinology , heart failure
To evaluate the impact of superobesity, defined as body mass index (BMI) ≥50, on cardiac structure and function.
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