EFFECT OF OBESITY ON LEFT ATRIAL STRAIN IN MIDDLE AGE: THE ASKLEPIOS STUDY
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DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(18)32149-1
Abstract: Obesity is known to strongly influence the risk of heart failure and atrial fibrillation. Left atrial (LA) dysfunction is increasingly recognized as an important mediator of cardiovascular disease. We quantified LA strain via speckle tracking… read more here.
Keywords: effect obesity; strain middle; obesity left; atrial strain ... See more keywords