Concentric left ventricular remodeling and aortic stiffness: a comparison of obesity and hypertension.

BACKGROUND: Increased thoracic ascending aortic stiffness is thought to contribute to concentric left ventricular hypertrophy and increased mortality, a pattern seen in hypertension. As such, aortic stiffness and increased left ventricular mass are candidates by which obesity increases cardiovascula...

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المؤلفون الرئيسيون: Rider, O, Nethononda, R, Petersen, SE, Francis, J, Byrne, J, Leeson, P, Clarke, K, Neubauer, S
التنسيق: Journal article
اللغة:English
منشور في: 2013