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Editorial
. 2003 Oct;89(10):1127-9.
doi: 10.1136/heart.89.10.1127.

Cardiac function and obesity

R S Vasan
Editorial

Cardiac function and obesity

R S Vasan. Heart. 2003 Oct.
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Obesity and cardiac dysfunction: mechanisms. CHF, congestive heart failure; LA and LV, left atrium and ventricle, respectively; LVH, left ventricular hypertrophy; MI, myocardial infarction; PA, pulmonary artery; RA and RV, right atrium and ventricle, respectively; R–A–S, renin–angiotensin system.
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