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Effect of Weight Loss on Cardiac Synchronization and Proinflammatory Cytokines in Premenopausal Obese Women

Raffaele Marfella, Katherine Esposito, Mario Siniscalchi, Federico Cacciapuoti, Francesco Giugliano, Domenico Labriola, Myriam Ciotola, Carmen Di Palo, L Misso, Dario Giugliano

Diabetes Care · 2004 · 169 citations · 25 references

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Abstract

In obese women, ventricular dyssynchrony correlates with body fat, possibly through inappropriate secretion of cytokines. Weight loss represents a safe method for downregulating the inflammatory state and ameliorating cardiac function in obese women.

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