Morbid obesity: cardiac evaluation and function.
The pathophysiology of heart failure in morbid obesity differs from that found in other types of cardiac disease. This article attempts to clarify the myocardial and hemodynamic derangements in morbidly obese subjects. A diagrammatic schema is used to demonstrate the relationship between abnormal function and signs and symptoms of cardiac disease. Noninvasive methods show promise in documenting the effect of enforced weight loss on cardiac function.
Terry
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University of Missouri Health Sciences Center, Columbia.
D006333:Heart Failure / Q000209:etiology* / Q000628:therapy; D006334:Heart Function Tests; D006439:Hemodynamics; D006801:Humans; D009767:Obesity, Morbid / Q000150:complications*; D012307:Risk Factors