Article ID | Journal | Published Year | Pages | File Type |
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8667233 | Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography | 2018 | 10 Pages |
Abstract
Both diabetes and increasing BMI category had an additive detrimental effect on LV myocardial systolic and diastolic function. Furthermore, increasing BMI category was associated with greater LV myocardial dysfunction than diabetes. As they frequently coexist together, future studies on patients with diabetes should also focus on obesity.
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Authors
Arnold C.T. MBBS, PhD, Francesca MD, Giulia MD, Cornelis J. MD, Roxana MD, Matteo MD, PhD, See Hooi MBBS, Christine MSc, Dominic Y. MBBS, PhD, Nina Ajmone MD, PhD, Victoria MD, PhD, Jeroen J. MD, PhD,