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Genetic Determinants of Body Mass Index and Fasting Glucose Are Mediators of Grade 1 Diastolic Dysfunction.
Journal of the American Heart Association - 7 Jun 2022
Vaitinadin Nataraja Sarma, Shi Mingjian, Shaffer Christian M, Farber-Eger Eric, Lowery Brandon D, Agrawal Vineet, Gupta Deepak K, Roden Dan M, Wells Quinn S, Mosley Jonathan D
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Background Early (grade 1) cardiac left ventricular diastolic dysfunction (G1DD) increases the risk for heart failure with preserved ejection fraction and may improve with aggressive risk factor modification. Type 2 diabetes, obesity, hypertension, and coronary heart disease are associated with increased incidence of diastolic dysfunction. The genetic drivers of G1DD are not defined. Methods and Results We...
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