Disparate Effects of Left Ventricular Geometry and Obesity on Mortality in Patients With Preserved Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction

American Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 100, Issue 9, 2007, Pages 1460-1464

  Lavie, Carl J ^a   Milani, Richard V ^a   Ventura, Hector O ^a   Cardenas, Gustavo A ^a   Mehra, Mandeep R ^b   Messerli, Franz H ^c  

^a OCHSNER MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MARYLAND SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c ST LUKE S ROOSEVELT HOSPITAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CONTROLLED STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; FEMALE; GEOMETRY; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE EJECTION FRACTION; HUMAN; HYPERTROPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORTALITY; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

ADULT; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTROPHY, LEFT VENTRICULAR; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PREVALENCE; PROGNOSIS; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; STROKE VOLUME; VENTRICULAR REMODELING;

EID: 35348846641     PISSN: 00029149     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.amjcard.2007.06.040     Document Type: Article

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