Effects of weight loss on myocardial energetics and diastolic function in obesity.

A reduced myocardial phosphocreatine/adenosine triphosphate (PCr/ATP) ratio is linked to both diastolic dysfunction and heart failure. Although obesity is well known to cause diastolic dysfunction a link to impaired cardiac energetics has only recently been established. We assessed whether or not lo...

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Autori principali: Rider, O, Francis, J, Tyler, D, Byrne, J, Clarke, K, Neubauer, S
Natura: Journal article
Lingua:English
Pubblicazione: 2013