Longer duration of morbid obesity is associated with higher LV mass, poorer LV systolic function, and greater impairment of LV diastolic filling. Weight loss-induced decreases in LV mass and improvements in LV systolic function and diastolic filling are due in part to favorable alterations in LV loading conditions.
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BMC Pregnancy Childbirth
December 2024
Department of Public Health, Department of Anesthesiology, Second Affiliated Hospital of Zhejiang University School of Medicine, Hangzhou, China.
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School of Psychology, University of Southampton, Southampton, UK.
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December 2024
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