Original ResearchThe Impact of Obesity on the Left Ventricle: The Multi-Ethnic Study of Atherosclerosis (MESA)
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Key Words
cardiac magnetic resonance
cardiac morphology
epidemiology
left ventricular function
obesity
Abbreviations and Acronyms
BMI
body mass index
CMR
cardiac magnetic resonance
FM
fat mass
LV
left ventricular
M/V
mass to volume
WC
waist circumference
WHR
waist-to-hip ratio
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This research was supported by contracts N01-HC-95159 through N01-HC-95169 from the National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute.
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