The impact of body weight on the diagnosis of aortic dilation-misdiagnosis in overweight and underweight groups.
Katherine T BraleyXinyu TangElizabeth S MakilDesiree Borroughs-RayRonnie Thomad CollinsPublished in: Echocardiography (Mount Kisco, N.Y.) (2017)
Using current recommended methods, AoD will be missed in overweight and obese patients and overdiagnosed in underweight patients. For children of normal weight, a Z-score based on BSA may be reliable. As obesity rates increase, weight-independent Z-scores must be developed.
Keyphrases
- weight loss
- body weight
- bariatric surgery
- obese patients
- weight gain
- roux en y gastric bypass
- gastric bypass
- physical activity
- end stage renal disease
- body mass index
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- metabolic syndrome
- type diabetes
- insulin resistance
- prognostic factors
- left ventricular
- aortic valve
- skeletal muscle
- adipose tissue
- pulmonary artery
- pulmonary hypertension
- atrial fibrillation
- patient reported