The relationship between bioelectrical impedance parameters and pulmonary artery stiffness in obese subjects.
Siho HidayetAdil BayramogluEmine HidayetZeynep UlutaşFırat DağtekinFatih GüvenYücel KaracaYakup YiğitMuhammed Yasin AdigüzelHasan PekdemirPublished in: Echocardiography (Mount Kisco, N.Y.) (2022)
This study showed that right ventricular function was impaired and pulmonary artery stiffness increased in obese individuals. These findings could be considered as early markers of pulmonary hypertension in obese patients who do not yet have clinical evidence of cardiovascular disease.
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