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Impact of Obesity on Ventricular Size and Function in Children, Adolescents and Adults With Tetralog...

Impact of Obesity on Ventricular Size and Function in Children, Adolescents and Adults With Tetralog...

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Impact of Obesity on Ventricular Size and Function in Children, Adolescents and Adults With Tetralogy of Fallot After Initial Repair

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Full title

Impact of Obesity on Ventricular Size and Function in Children, Adolescents and Adults With Tetralogy of Fallot After Initial Repair

Publisher

United States: Elsevier Inc

Journal title

The American journal of cardiology, 2013-08, Vol.112 (4), p.594-598

Language

English

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United States: Elsevier Inc

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Contents

Obesity is epidemic in congenital heart disease, with reported rates of 16% to 26% in children and 54% in adults. The aim of this study was to evaluate the impact of obesity on ventricular function and size in patients after initial repair for tetralogy of Fallot (TOF). Cardiac magnetic resonance studies in normal-weight (body mass index percentile...

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Full title

Impact of Obesity on Ventricular Size and Function in Children, Adolescents and Adults With Tetralogy of Fallot After Initial Repair

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Record Identifier

TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1897378012

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https://devfeature-collection.sl.nsw.gov.au/record/TN_cdi_proquest_miscellaneous_1897378012

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ISSN

0002-9149

E-ISSN

1879-1913

DOI

10.1016/j.amjcard.2013.04.030

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