Central fat influences cardiac autonomic function in obese and overweight girls

Pediatric Cardiology

Volumn 32, Issue 7, 2011, Pages 924-928

  Soares Miranda, Luisa ^a   Alves, Alberto J ^a   Vale, Susana ^a   Aires, Luisa ^a   Santos, Rute ^a,b   Oliveira, José ^a   Mota, Jorge ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY INSTITUTE OF MAIA   (Portugal)

Author keywords

Cardiac autonomic function; Central fat; Girls; Obesity; Overweight

Indexed keywords

ADOLESCENT; ARTICLE; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; CARDIAC AUTONOMIC FUNCTION; CARDIOVASCULAR MALFORMATION; CHILD; CLINICAL ARTICLE; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; FEMALE; HEART FUNCTION; HEART RATE VARIABILITY; HUMAN; MODULATION; OBESITY; SCHOOL CHILD; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BODY FAT DISTRIBUTION; COMPARATIVE STUDY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; HEART MUSCLE CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HEART RATE; HOSPITALIZATION; METABOLISM; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; PROGNOSIS;

ADIPOSITY; ADOLESCENT; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM; BODY FAT DISTRIBUTION; CHILD; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY, AMBULATORY; FEMALE; HEART CONDUCTION SYSTEM; HEART RATE; HUMANS; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PROGNOSIS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX;

EID: 84859630624     PISSN: 01720643     EISSN: 14321971     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00246-011-0015-8     Document Type: Article

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