Examining the Role of Body Mass Index in Heart Failure with a Preserved Ejection Fraction: Is there an Obesity Phenotype?
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- abstract
- Although preliminary research suggests there may be an obese HFpEF phenotype, the purpose of this investigation was to examine the impact of BMI status on four key domains of HFpEF; plasma neurohormone levels, health related quality of life (HRQOL), exercise capacity, and LV function.
- subject
- heart failure
- obesity
- preserved ejection fraction
- contributor
- Brubaker, Peter H (committee chair)
- Fanning, Jason T (committee member)
- date
- 2019-05-24T08:35:51Z (accessioned)
- 2020-05-23T08:30:17Z (available)
- 2019 (issued)
- degree
- Health and Exercise Science (discipline)
- embargo
- 2020-05-23 (terms)
- identifier
- http://hdl.handle.net/10339/93983 (uri)
- language
- en (iso)
- publisher
- Wake Forest University
- title
- Examining the Role of Body Mass Index in Heart Failure with a Preserved Ejection Fraction: Is there an Obesity Phenotype?
- type
- Thesis