Cardiovascular Physiology in Obesity

Critical Care Management of the Obese Patient

Volumn , Issue , 2012, Pages 1-12

  Chan, Eric J ^a   Alpert, Martin A ^a  

^a University of Missouri   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular hemodynamics; Left ventricular diastolic function; Left ventricular mass; Left ventricular systolic function; Obesity; Obesity hypertension; Weight reduction

Indexed keywords

EID: 84879437780     PISSN: None     EISSN: None     Source Type: Book    
DOI: 10.1002/9781119962083.ch1     Document Type: Chapter

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