Impact of Childhood Obesity on Cardiac Structure and Function

Current Treatment Options in Cardiovascular Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 11, 2014, Pages 1-20

  Koopman, Laurens P ^a   Mertens, Luc L ^b  

^a SOPHIA CHILDREN S HOSPITAL   (Netherlands)

^b HOSPITAL FOR SICK CHILDREN   (Canada)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular risk; Heart disease; Obesity; Pediatrics

Indexed keywords

ANATOMY; CHILDHOOD OBESITY; DIABETES MELLITUS; HEART EJECTION FRACTION; HEART FAILURE; HEART FUNCTION; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART MUSCLE; HEART STRUCTURE; HEART VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; REVIEW; RISK FACTOR; TISSUE DOPPLER IMAGING; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

EID: 84935105939     PISSN: 10928464     EISSN: 15343189     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s11936-014-0345-y     Document Type: Review

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