Management of obesity cardiomyopathy

American Journal of the Medical Sciences

Volumn 321, Issue 4, 2001, Pages 237-241

  Alpert, Martin A ^a,b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF SOUTH ALABAMA MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular hemodynamics; Congestive heart failure; Left ventricular dysfunction; Left ventricular hypertrophy; Obesity cardiomyopathy; Treatment; Weight loss

Indexed keywords

DIGITALIS; DIPEPTIDYL CARBOXYPEPTIDASE INHIBITOR; DIURETIC AGENT; HYDRALAZINE; ISOSORBIDE DINITRATE;

CARDIOMYOPATHY; CONFERENCE PAPER; CONGESTIVE HEART FAILURE; DIET THERAPY; DISEASE EXACERBATION; HEART HEMODYNAMICS; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE CONTRACTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FILLING PRESSURE; HUMAN; OBESITY; OXYGEN THERAPY; SODIUM RESTRICTION; SYSTOLE; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 0035061808     PISSN: 00029629     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/00000441-200104000-00004     Document Type: Conference Paper

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