Contribution of Doppler echocardiography to the evaluation of systolic and diastolic function of obese women versus a control group

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Authors

Nathan Herszkowicz · Hospital das Clínicas da Faculdade de Medicina da Universidade de São Paulo

Alfonso Barbato · Instituto do Sono

Waldir Salvi · Abili (Brazil)

Daniel J. L. L. Pinheiro · Instituto do Sono

Denise Pantaleão · Abili (Brazil)

Alfredo Halpern · Instituto do Sono

G. Cerri

Abstract

Obesity is generally a chronic condition, and doppler echocardiography can be used as a noninvasive instrument for early evaluation of left ventricular diastolic indexes.

Topics & Keywords

Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors Cardiovascular Disease and Adiposity Cardiovascular Health and Disease Prevention

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Arquivos Brasileiros de Cardiologia

Volume 76, Issue 3, pp. 193-196

DOI: 10.1590/s0066-782x2001000300002

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