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Findings from University Hospital, Department of Pediatrics broaden understanding of pediatric in adolescents
Published in Obesity and Diabetes Week, August 18th, 2008
New investigation results, 'Early cardiac abnormalities in obese children: importance of obesity per se versus associated cardiovascular risk factors,' are detailed in a study published in Pediatric Research. "We investigated whether obese children and adolescents have early echocardiographic signs of subclinical cardiac dysfunction and evaluated the respective influence of obesity per se versus parameters of carbohydrate and lipid metabolism that are frequently abnormal in obese subjects. The role of tissue Doppler imaging as a screening tool for these abnormalities was explored," scientists in Edegem, Belgium report.
"Blood pressure and echocardiographic...
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