Sex differences in obesity-related changes in left ventricular morphology: The Strong Heart Study

Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 29, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 1431-1438

  De Simone, Giovanni ^a,b,e   Devereux, Richard B ^a   Chinali, Marcello ^b   Roman, Mary J ^a   Barac, Ana ^c   Panza, Julio A ^c   Lee, Elisa T ^d   Howard, Barbara V ^c  

^a WEILL CORNELL MEDICAL COLLEGE   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF NAPLES FEDERICO II   (Italy)

^c MEDSTAR RESEARCH INSTITUTE   (United States)

^d UNIVERSITY OF OKLAHOMA   (United States)

^e FEDERICO II UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Italy)

Author keywords

adipose mass; blood pressure; body composition; hypertension; hypertrophy; risk factors; stroke volume

Indexed keywords

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; AGE; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY FAT DISTRIBUTION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CHRONIC KIDNEY DISEASE; COHORT ANALYSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DISEASE SEVERITY; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GLOMERULUS FILTRATION RATE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE MASS; HEART RATE; HEART STROKE VOLUME; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; IMPEDANCE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE PRESSURE; SEX DIFFERENCE; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; WAIST HIP RATIO;

EID: 79958765299     PISSN: 02636352     EISSN: 14735598     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/HJH.0b013e328347a093     Document Type: Article

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