Relationship between cardiac function and insulin resistance in obese patients

Diabetes, Nutrition and Metabolism - Clinical and Experimental

Volumn 14, Issue 6, 2001, Pages 325-328

  Trovato, G M ^a   Catalano, D ^a   Caruso, G ^a   Squatrito, R ^a   Venturino, M ^a   Degano, C ^a   Di Fazzio, S ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF CATANIA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Echocardiography; Insulin resistance; Obesity; Systolic function

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATION FUNCTION; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIET RESTRICTION; DISEASE PREDISPOSITION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART DISEASE; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART FUNCTION; HEART INJURY; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INSULIN RESISTANCE; INSULIN SENSITIVITY; INSULIN TOLERANCE TEST; KIDNEY DISEASE; LIVER DISEASE; MALE; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; BODY MASS INDEX; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART; HUMANS; INSULIN; INSULIN RESISTANCE; MALE; MYOCARDIUM; OBESITY; STROKE VOLUME; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT;

EID: 0035689981     PISSN: 03943402     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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