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SUBMITTER: Pristaj N
PROVIDER: S-EPMC7661414 | biostudies-literature | 2020 Dec
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Pristaj Nadia N Saeed Sahrai S Midtbø Helga H Halland Hilde H Matre Knut K Gerdts Eva E
High blood pressure & cardiovascular prevention : the official journal of the Italian Society of Hypertension 20201024 6
<h4>Introduction</h4>Sex-difference in types of cardiac organ damage has been reported in subjects with increased body mass index (BMI). However less is known about sex-differences in left ventricular (LV) myocardial function assessed by global longitudinal strain (GLS) in these subjects.<h4>Methods</h4>493 subjects (mean age 47 ± 9 years, 61% women) with BMI > 27.0 kg/m<sup>2</sup> and without known cardiac disease underwent 24-hour (24h) ambulatory blood pressure (BP) recording, body compositi ...[more]