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Different Patterns of Left Ventricular Hypertrophy in Metabolically Healthy and Insulin-Resistant Obese Subjects.
Nutrients - 5 Feb 2020
Sciacqua Angela, Cimellaro Antonio, Mancuso Luana, Miceli Sofia, Cassano Velia, Perticone Maria, Fiorentino Teresa V, Andreozzi Francesco, Succurro Elena, Sesti Giorgio, Perticone Francesco
Abstract excerpt
Obese subjects showed different cardiovascular risk depending by different insulin sensitivity status. We investigated the difference in left ventricular mass and geometry between metabolically healthy (MHO) and unhealthy (MUHO) obese subjects. From a cohort of 876 obese subjects (48.3 ± 14.1 years) without cardio-metabolic disease and stratified according to increasing values of Matsuda index after 75 g oral...
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