Scaling considerations in the cardiovascular pathophysiology of obese patients

Int J Cardiol. 2015 Jul 15:191:312-3. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2015.05.047. Epub 2015 May 9.

Authors

S S Hothi¹, D K H Tan², G Partridge³, L B Tan³

Affiliations

¹ Department of Cardiovascular Sciences, University of Leicester, Leicester, UK; Physiological Laboratory and Department of Biochemistry, University of Cambridge, Cambridge, UK. Electronic address: [email protected].
² Newcastle Medical School, Newcastle, UK.
³ Leeds General Infirmary, Leeds, UK.

PMID: 26002139
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2015.05.047

No abstract available

Keywords: Cardiac function; Cardiopulmonary exercise testing; Heart failure; Obesity; Oxygen consumption; Scaling.

Publication types

Letter
Comment

MeSH terms

Female
Heart Failure / diagnosis*
Heart Failure / metabolism*
Humans
Male
Obesity / diagnosis*
Obesity / metabolism*
Oxygen Consumption / physiology*