Effects of a short-term hypoenergetic diet on morphofunctional left ventricular parameters in centrally obese subjects: An echocardiographic study

Panminerva Medica

Volumn 42, Issue 2, 2000, Pages 123-129

  Corrao, S ^a,b   Arnone, S ^a   Scaglione, R ^a   Amato, V ^a   Amico, G ^a   Licata, A ^a   Licata, G ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PALERMO   (Italy)

^b NONE   (Italy)

Author keywords

Diet; Echocardiography; Obesity; Ventricular left function

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; CALORIC INTAKE; CLINICAL TRIAL; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HUMAN; MALE; OBESITY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; TIME;

ADULT; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ENERGY INTAKE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; TIME FACTORS; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 0034204466     PISSN: 00310808     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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