Cardiovascular Impact of Eating Disorders in Adults: A Single Center Experience and Literature Review.
Eating disorders have multiple medical sequelae, including potentially life-threatening cardiovascular complications. This article describes our cardiology practice experience of treating adults with eating disorders in the outpatient setting and documents baseline cardiac findings in this complex patient population. We describe our findings in patients across the spectrum of eating disorders; past studies have generally focused on anorexia only. This article also includes a review of the current literature on cardiovascular complications associated with disordered eating.
Cooper Medical Center, Cooper University Hospital, New Jersey, USA.
Muhammad Rizwan
MR
Sardar
Lankenau Heart Institute, Cooper University Hospital, New Jersey, USA.
Andrea
A
Greway
Lankenau Heart Institute, Cooper University Hospital, New Jersey, USA.
Michael
M
DeAngelis
Lankenau Heart Institute, Cooper University Hospital, New Jersey, USA.
Erin O'Malley
EO
Tysko
Renfrew Center, Cooper University Hospital, New Jersey, USA.
Shawn
S
Lehmann
Renfrew Center, Cooper University Hospital, New Jersey, USA.
Melinda
M
Wohlstetter
Lankenau Heart Institute, Cooper University Hospital, New Jersey, USA.
Riti
R
Patel
Cardiomyopathy; eating disorders; sudden cardiac death