title: Comparison of left ventricular mass and function in obese versus nonobese women <40 years of age.
abstract: We evaluated, through Doppler echocardiography, left ventricular (LV) mass and function in 82 obese young women (aged <40 years) who were asymptomatic, without any cardiovascular or pulmonary disease compared with a lean control group matched by age and height. LV mass, LV mass/height, and LV mass/volume were increased in obese women, and a lower LV E- and A-wave velocity ratio was noted, suggesting early cardiac involvement.
authors.affiliation: Unit of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery, Fundação Bahiana de Cardiologia and Division of Endocrinology, School of Medicine and Federal University of Bahia, Salvador, Brazil.
authors.forename: L L
authors.initials: LL
authors.lastname: Crisostomo
authors.forename: L M
authors.initials: LM
authors.lastname: Araújo
authors.forename: E
authors.initials: E
authors.lastname: Câmara
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Carvalho
authors.forename: F A
authors.initials: FA
authors.lastname: Silva
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Vieira
authors.forename: A
authors.initials: A
authors.lastname: Rabelo
mesh_terms: D000328:Adult; D015992:Body Mass Index; D004452:Echocardiography; D015150:Echocardiography, Doppler; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D017379:Hypertrophy, Left Ventricular / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology; D009765:Obesity / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging* / Q000503:physiopathology; D012016:Reference Values; D012307:Risk Factors; D016277:Ventricular Function, Left / Q000502:physiology