title: Body and Heart: Effects of Weight Gain and Loss on Left Ventricular Size and Function.
authors.affiliation: From the Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore (J.S.G.); and Department of Medical and Clinical Psychology, Centre of Research on Psychology in Somatic Disease, Tilburg University, The Netherlands (W.J.K). jgottdie@medicine.umaryland.edu.
authors.forename: John S
authors.initials: JS
authors.lastname: Gottdiener
authors.affiliation: From the Department of Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of Maryland School of Medicine, Baltimore (J.S.G.); and Department of Medical and Clinical Psychology, Centre of Research on Psychology in Somatic Disease, Tilburg University, The Netherlands (W.J.K).
authors.forename: Willem J
authors.initials: WJ
authors.lastname: Kop
mesh_terms: D004452:Echocardiography; D006321:Heart; D006352:Heart Ventricles; D006801:Humans; D009765:Obesity; D015430:Weight Gain; D015431:Weight Loss
keywords: Editorials; body weight; echocardiography; left ventricular function; left ventricular mass; obesity