Cardiac steatosis and left ventricular function in men with metabolic syndrome

BACKGROUND: Ectopic accumulation of fat accompanies visceral obesity with detrimental effects. Lipid oversupply to cardiomyocytes leads to cardiac steatosis, and in animal studies lipotoxicity has been associated with impaired left ventricular (LV) function. In humans, studies have yielded inconclus...

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Main Authors: Nyman, Kristofer, Granér, Marit, Pentikäinen, Markku O, Lundbom, Jesper, Hakkarainen, Antti, Sirén, Reijo, Nieminen, Markku S, Taskinen, Marja-Riitta, Lundbom, Nina, Lauerma, Kirsi
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: BioMed Central 2013
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3842676/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24228979
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1532-429X-15-103
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