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Cardiac Abnormalities Associated with Morbid Obesity

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Abstract. Morbidly obese patients are at increased risk for structural and functional abnormalities of the heart. This paper summarizes the effects of obesity on the heart, the effect of weight reduction on cardiac function, the impact of coronary artery disease on cardiac cardiomyopathy, and our experience in obesity heart disease at the Instituto Nacional de la Nutrición in Mexico.

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  1. Department of Surgery, Instituto Nacional de la Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Vasco de Quiroga 15, Tlalpan 14000, Mexico, D.F., Mexico, , , , , , MX

    Miguel F. Herrera & Rosa Gamino

  2. Department of Cardiology, Instituto Nacional de la Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Vasco de Quiroga 15, Tlalpan 14000, Mexico, D.F., Mexico, , , , , , MX

    Jorge Oseguera

  3. Department of Internal Medicine, Instituto Nacional de la Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Vasco de Quiroga 15, Tlalpan 14000, Mexico, D.F., Mexico, , , , , , MX

    Carlos Gutiérrez-Cirlos & Juan A. Rull

  4. Department of Gastroenterology, Instituto Nacional de la Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Vasco de Quiroga 15, Tlalpan 14000, Mexico, D.F., Mexico, , , , , , MX

    Florencia Vargas-Vorackova

  5. Obesity Clinic, Instituto Nacional de la Nutrición Salvador Zubirán, Vasco de Quiroga 15, Tlalpan 14000, Mexico, , , , , , MX

    Jorge González-Barranco

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Herrera, M., Oseguera, J., Gamino, R. et al. Cardiac Abnormalities Associated with Morbid Obesity. World J. Surg. 22, 993–997 (1998). https://doi.org/10.1007/s002689900505

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