Cardiac remodeling and dysfunction in childhood obesity: a cardiovascular magnetic resonance study

Obesity affects nearly one in five children and is associated with increased risk of premature death. Obesity-related heart disease contributes to premature death. We aimed to use cardiovascular magnetic reson...

Source: Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance - May 11, 2016 Category: Radiology Authors: Linyuan Jing, Cassi M. Binkley, Jonathan D. Suever, Nivedita Umasankar, Christopher M. Haggerty, Jennifer Rich, Gregory J. Wehner, Sean M. Hamlet, David K. Powell, Aurelia Radulescu, H. Lester Kirchner, Frederick H. Epstein and Brandon K. Fornwalt Source Type: research