Association of reduced carbon monoxide diffusing capacity with moderate or severe left ventricular diastolic dysfunction in obese persons

Chest

Volumn 128, Issue 3, 2005, Pages 1620-1622

  Ravipati, Gautham ^a   Aronow, Wilbert S ^a   Sidana, Jasdeep ^a   Maguire, George P ^a   McClung, John A ^a   Belkin, Robert N ^a   Lehrman, Stuart G ^a  

^a NEW YORK MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

Author keywords

Carbon monoxide diffusing capacity; Diastolic dysfunction; Echocardiography; Obesity

Indexed keywords

CARBON MONOXIDE;

ADULT; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; DIASTOLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FAILURE; HUMAN; LUNG DIFFUSION CAPACITY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

EID: 24944470641     PISSN: 00123692     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1378/chest.128.3.1620     Document Type: Article

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