Arterial stiffness, wave reflection amplitude and left ventricular afterload are increased in overweight individuals

Artery Research

Volumn 7, Issue 3-4, 2013, Pages 222-229

  Nichols, Wilmer W ^a   Petersen, John W ^a   Denardo, Scott J ^b   Christou, Demetra D ^c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA COLLEGE OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^b DUKE UNIVERSITY SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF FLORIDA   (United States)

Author keywords

Arterial stiffness; Endothelial dysfunction; Leptin; Overweight; Wasted ventricular energy; Wave reflections

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AORTA PRESSURE; ARTERIAL STIFFNESS; ARTICLE; AUGMENTATION INDEX; BODY MASS; BRACHIAL ARTERY; CONTROLLED STUDY; FEMALE; HEART AFTERLOAD; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART MUSCLE OXYGEN CONSUMPTION; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE PRESSURE; PULSE WAVE; RADIAL ARTERY; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; T WAVE AMPLITUDE;

EID: 84887614919     PISSN: 18729312     EISSN: 18764401     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.artres.2013.08.001     Document Type: Article

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