Obesity is associated with lower coronary microvascular density.

Obesity is associated with lower coronary microvascular density.

BACKGROUND: Obesity is associated with diastolic dysfunction, lower maximal myocardial blood flow, impaired myocardial metabolism and increased risk of heart failure. We examined the association between obesity, left ventricular filling pressure and myocardial structure. METHODS: We performed histol...

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Main Authors: Duncan J Campbell, Jithendra B Somaratne, David L Prior, Michael Yii, James F Kenny, Andrew E Newcomb, Darren J Kelly, Mary Jane Black
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2013-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC3843695?pdf=render

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