Early Cardiac Abnormalities in Obese Children : Importance of Obesity Per Se Versus Associated Cardiovascular Risk Factors

We investigated whether obese children and adolescents have early echocardiographic signs of subclinical cardiac dysfunction and evaluated the respective influence of obesity per se versus parameters of carbohydrate and lipid metabolism that are frequently abnormal in obese subjects. The role of tis...

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Veröffentlicht in:	Pediatric research 2008-08, Vol.64 (2), p.205-209
Hauptverfasser:	VAN PUTTE-KATIER, Nienke, ROOMAN, Raoul P, HAAS, Lenneke, VERHULST, Stijn L, DESAGER, Kristien N, RAMET, José, SUYS, Bert E
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Sprache:	eng
Schlagworte:	Adolescent Age of Onset Biological and medical sciences Blood Pressure - physiology Carbohydrate Metabolism - physiology Cardiology. Vascular system Cardiovascular Diseases - epidemiology Cardiovascular Diseases - physiopathology Case-Control Studies Child Coronary heart disease Female General aspects Heart Heart Ventricles - diagnostic imaging Humans Lipid Metabolism - physiology Male Mass Screening Medical sciences Metabolic diseases Mitral Valve - diagnostic imaging Obesity Obesity - complications Obesity - physiopathology Regression Analysis Risk Factors Ultrasonography Ventricular Dysfunction, Left - diagnostic imaging Ventricular Dysfunction, Left - physiopathology
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