Left atrial size increases with body mass index in children

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 141, Issue 1, 2010, Pages 61-67

  Ayer, Julian Ganesh ^a,b,c   Sholler, Gary Fred ^b,c   Celermajer, David Stephen ^a,b,c  

^a ROYAL PRINCE ALFRED HOSPITAL   (Australia)

^b CHILDREN S HOSPITAL AT WESTMEAD   (Australia)

^c UNIVERSITY OF SYDNEY   (Australia)

Author keywords

Heart size; Obesity; Overweight

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ADVERSE OUTCOME; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORRELATIONAL STUDY; DEMOGRAPHY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART ATRIUM ENLARGEMENT; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE MASS; HEART SIZE; HEART VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MORBIDITY; OBESITY; PRESCHOOL CHILD; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SCHOOL CHILD;

ADOLESCENT; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; CHILD, PRESCHOOL; FEMALE; HEART ATRIA; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES;

EID: 77951666046     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2008.11.157     Document Type: Article

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