The impact of obesity on left ventricular hypertrophy and diastolic dysfunction in children and adolescents

The impact of obesity on left ventricular hypertrophy and diastolic dysfunction in children and adolescents

Abstract Childhood obesity continues to escalate worldwide and may affect left ventricular (LV) geometry and function. The aim of this study was to investigate the impact of obesity on prevalence of left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH) and diastolic dysfunction in children. In this analysis of prospec...

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Main Authors: Joanna Bartkowiak, Ernest Spitzer, Reto Kurmann, Fabian Zürcher, Peter Krähenmann, Victoria Garcia-Ruiz, Jorge Mercado, Christoph Ryffel, Sylvain Losdat, Nassip Llerena, Pedro Torres, Jonas Lanz, Martin Stocker, Ben Ren, Martin Glöckler, Thomas Pilgrim
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2021-06-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-92463-x

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https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-021-92463-x

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