Obesity is associated with aortic enlargement and increased stiffness: An echocardiographic study

International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging

Volumn 24, Issue 2, 2008, Pages 165-171

  Nemes, Attila ^a   Gavallér, Henriette ^a   Csajbok E Eva ^a   Forster, Tamás ^a   Csanády, Miklós ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF SZEGED   (Hungary)

Author keywords

Aortic stiffness; Obesity; Transthoracic echocardiography

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGE DETERMINATION; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BODY MASS; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIAGNOSTIC ACCURACY; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EARLY DIAGNOSIS; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM ENLARGEMENT; HEART INDEX; HEART MUSCLE COMPLIANCE; HEART SIZE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; OUTCOME ASSESSMENT; PHYSICAL EXAMINATION; SEX DIFFERENCE; STATISTICAL SIGNIFICANCE; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; AORTA; BLOOD PRESSURE DETERMINATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; HYPERTROPHY; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; REGRESSION ANALYSIS;

EID: 38549136039     PISSN: 15695794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10554-007-9248-2     Document Type: Article

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