The impact of morbid obesity on cardiac structure and function in pregnancy
Background: The increasing prevalence of obesity worldwide is a major threat to global health. Structural and functional changes in the heart are well documented for obesity as well as for pregnancy, but there is limited literature on the impact of obesity on cardiac function in pregnancy. We hypoth...
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| Format: | Dissertation |
| Language: | English |
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University of Cape Town
2019
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| Online Access: | http://hdl.handle.net/11427/29661 |