Diastolic dysfunction and exercise capacity in patients with metabolic syndrome and overweight/obesity

Background: Left ventricle diastolic dysfunction (LVDD) is a common finding in high risk individuals, its presence being associated with reduced exercise capacity (EC). We assessed the prevalence of LVDD, applying the 2016 guidelines of the American Society of Echocardiography (ASE)/European Associa...

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Main Authors: Angel M. Alonso-Gómez, Lucas Tojal Sierra, Elena Fortuny Frau, Leire Goicolea Güemez, Ane Aboitiz Uribarri, María P. Portillo, Estefanía Toledo, Helmut Schröder, Jordi Salas-Salvadó, Fernando Arós Borau
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2019-03-01
Series:International Journal of Cardiology: Heart & Vasculature
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2352906718301696