Regional adiposity, cardiorespiratory fitness, and left ventricular strain: an analysis from the Dallas Heart Study

Abstract Background Low cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF), high body mass index, and excess visceral adiposity are each associated with impairment in left ventricular (LV) peak circumferential strain (Ecc), an intermediate phenotype that precedes the development of clinical heart failure (HF). However...

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Main Authors: Nitin Kondamudi, Neela Thangada, Kershaw V. Patel, Colby Ayers, Alvin Chandra, Jarret D. Berry, Ian J. Neeland, Ambarish Pandey
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2021-06-01
Series:Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance
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Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12968-021-00757-w