Gender differences in predictors of left ventricular myocardial relaxation in non-obese, healthy individuals.

Previous studies indicate that individuals with metabolic syndrome (MetS) might be at risk for left ventricular (LV) diastolic dysfunction. However, little is known about which metabolic factors contribute to the development of LV dysfunction in individuals who are not obese or overweight and who do...

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Main Authors: Haruki Sekiguchi, Ken Shimamoto, Naoki Sekiguchi, Yuri Ozaki, Kaoru Shimizu, Yufuko Takahashi, Akiko Sakai, Fujio Tatsumi, Naoko Ishizuka, Masatoshi Kawana
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2015-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4416042?pdf=render