Mapping the Unseen: In Vivo CEST-MRI of Creatine Reveals Improved Cardiac Energetics in Subjects with Obesity Following Bariatric Surgery.
Salva R YuristaShi ChenRobert A EderThomas GarrettW Scott ButschAli AminianW H Wilson TangChristian T FarrarDenise GeeE Dale AbelSaumya DasChristopher T NguyenPublished in: Obesity surgery (2023)
CEST-CMR has the ability to identify and characterize myocardial metabolism in vivo non-invasively. These results demonstrate that in addition to reducing BMI, bariatric surgery may favorably affect cardiac function and metabolism.
Keyphrases
- bariatric surgery
- weight loss
- obese patients
- left ventricular
- weight gain
- insulin resistance
- high resolution
- body mass index
- metabolic syndrome
- magnetic resonance imaging
- contrast enhanced
- type diabetes
- adipose tissue
- high fat diet induced
- computed tomography
- high density
- heart failure
- atrial fibrillation
- magnetic resonance
- skeletal muscle