Effects of Malnutrition on Left Ventricular Mass in a North-Malagasy Children Population.

BACKGROUND:Malnutrition among children population of less developed countries is a major health problem. Inadequate food intake and infectious diseases are combined to increase further the prevalence. Malnourishment brings to muscle cells loss with development of cardiac complications, like arrhythm...

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Main Authors: Giuseppe Di Gioia, Antonio Creta, Mario Fittipaldi, Riccardo Giorgino, Fabio Quintarelli, Umberto Satriano, Alessandro Cruciani, Vincenzo Antinolfi, Stefano Di Berardino, Davide Costanzo, Ranieri Bettini, Giuseppe Mangiameli, Marco Caricato, Giovanni Mottini
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4854428?pdf=render