Risks and benefits of weight loss in heart failure

Heart Failure Clinics

Volumn 11, Issue 1, 2015, Pages 125-131

  Lavie, Carl J ^a,b   Alpert, Martin A ^c   Ventura, Hector O ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF QUEENSLAND   (Australia)

^b PENNINGTON BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH CENTER   (United States)

^c UNIVERSITY OF MISSOURI   (United States)

Author keywords

Cardiovascular disease; Heart failure; Obesity; Weight loss

Indexed keywords

ARTICLE; CARDIOMYOPATHY; CARDIORESPIRATORY FITNESS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; DIASTOLE; DISEASE SEVERITY; EXERCISE; HEART FAILURE; HEART FUNCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEMODYNAMIC PARAMETERS; HEMODYNAMICS; HUMAN; LEFT VENTRICULAR SYSTOLIC FUNCTION; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PROGNOSIS; WEIGHT REDUCTION; COMPLICATION; HEART VENTRICLE; HEART VENTRICLE FUNCTION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; RISK ASSESSMENT;

HEART FAILURE; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; OBESITY; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION; WEIGHT LOSS;

EID: 84941370203     PISSN: 15517136     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.hfc.2014.08.013     Document Type: Review

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