Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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5613516 | Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography | 2008 | 6 Pages |
Abstract
Our study demonstrated that obesity, in absence of hypertension, is associated with reduced atrial myocardial deformation properties already in childhood involving both right and left atria.
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Authors
Giovanni MD, PhD, FESC, Giuseppe MD, Emanuele Miraglia MD, Francesco MD, Giuseppe MD, PhD, Marina MD, Alessandra MD, Fiorella MD, Biagio MD, Simona MD, Filomena MD, Maria Giovanna MD, Pio MD, FESC, Laura MD, Raffaele MD,