Excess of visceral adipose tissue with or without aortic elongation leads to a steeper heart position.
S Petteri KauhanenPetri SaariTarmo KorpelaTimo LiimatainenRitva VanninenMarja HedmanPublished in: Acta radiologica (Stockholm, Sweden : 1987) (2021)
An excessive amount of VAT and aortic elongation led to a steeper heart position. These aspects may possess clinical value when evaluating aortic diseases in obese patients.
Keyphrases
- obese patients
- aortic valve
- adipose tissue
- bariatric surgery
- left ventricular
- pulmonary artery
- heart failure
- aortic dissection
- insulin resistance
- roux en y gastric bypass
- gastric bypass
- atrial fibrillation
- high fat diet
- coronary artery
- weight gain
- type diabetes
- metabolic syndrome
- physical activity
- body mass index
- pulmonary arterial hypertension
- cell wall