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Observational studyInternational journal of obesity (2005)2019

Cardiac function in adolescents with obesity: cardiometabolic risk factors and impact on physical fitness.

Wouter M A Franssen, Marjolein Beyens, Torab Al Hatawe, Ines Frederix, Kenneth Verboven, Paul Dendale, Bert O Eijnde, Guy Massa, Dominique Hansen

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Observational study in International journal of obesity (2005), 2019. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 15 papers, 1 of them a synthesis that pooled it.

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15citing papers in PubMed, 1 pooled it
2.2field-weighted citation impact, top 11% of its field
1 · What the graph read from it

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3 · Its place in the literature

Who cites it

15 citing papers in PubMed, 1 synthesis or guideline pooled it, 24 citations in OpenAlex.

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  10. Mechanisms of Chronic Metabolic Stress in Arrhythmias.Antioxidants (Basel, Switzerland) · 2020
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  13. Response to letter from Okutucu and Bursa.International journal of obesity (2005) · 2019
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4 · The record

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5 · Who and what money

Authors and funding

9 authors at 2 institutions in 1 country.

Wouter M A FranssenREVAL - Rehabilitation Research Center, Faculty of Rehabilitation Sciences, Hasselt University, Diepenbeek, Belgium.
Marjolein BeyensREVAL - Rehabilitation Research Center, Faculty of Rehabilitation Sciences, Hasselt University, Diepenbeek, Belgium.
Torab Al HataweJessa Hospital, Heart Center Hasselt, Hasselt, Belgium.
Ines FrederixJessa Hospital, Heart Center Hasselt, Hasselt, Belgium.
Kenneth VerbovenREVAL - Rehabilitation Research Center, Faculty of Rehabilitation Sciences, Hasselt University, Diepenbeek, Belgium.
Paul DendaleJessa Hospital, Heart Center Hasselt, Hasselt, Belgium.
Bert O EijndeBIOMED - Biomedical Research Center, Faculty of Medicine and Life Sciences, Hasselt University, Diepenbeek, Belgium.
Guy MassaBIOMED - Biomedical Research Center, Faculty of Medicine and Life Sciences, Hasselt University, Diepenbeek, Belgium.
Dominique HansenREVAL - Rehabilitation Research Center, Faculty of Rehabilitation Sciences, Hasselt University, Diepenbeek, Belgium. Dominique.hansen@uhasselt.be.
Hasselt University · BEJessa Hospital · BE

Funding

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6 · The paper itself

Abstract

objectiveTo gain greater insights in the etiology and clinical consequences of altered cardiac function in obese adolescents. Therefore, we aimed to examine cardiac structure and function in obese adolescents, and to examine associations between altered cardiac function/structure and cardiometabolic disease risk factors or cardiopulmonary exercise capacity.

methodsIn 29 obese (BMI 31.6 ± 4.2 kg/m², age 13.4 ± 1.1 years) and 29 lean (BMI 19.5 ± 2.4 kg/m², age 14.0 ± 1.5 years) adolescents, fasted blood samples were collected to study hematology, biochemistry, liver function, glycemic control, lipid profile, and hormones, followed by a transthoracic echocardiography to assess cardiac structure/function, and a cardiopulmonary exercise test (CPET) to assess cardiopulmonary exercise parameters. Regression analyses were applied to examine relations between altered echocardiographic parameters and blood parameters or CPET parameters in the entire group.

resultsIn obese adolescents, left ventricular septum thickness, left atrial diameter, mitral A-wave velocity, E/e' ratio were significantly elevated (p < 0.05), as opposed to lean controls, while mitral e'-wave velocity was significantly lowered (p < 0.01). Elevated homeostatic model assessment of insulin resistance and blood insulin, c-reactive protein, and uric acid concentrations (all significantly elevated in obese adolescents) were independent risk factors for an altered cardiac diastolic function (p < 0.01). An altered cardiac diastolic function was not related to exercise tolerance but to a delayed heart rate recovery (HRR; p < 0.01).

conclusionsIn obese adolescents, an altered cardiac diastolic function was independently related to hyperinsulinemia and whole-body insulin resistance, and only revealed by a delayed HRR during CPET. This indicates that both hyperinsulinemia, whole-body insulin resistance, and delayed HRR could be regarded as clinically relevant outcome parameters.

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AdolescentCardiac OutputCross-Sectional StudiesExerciseExercise TestExercise ToleranceFemaleHumansMaleObesityPhysical FitnessRisk Factors

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PMID30568263
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