| Characteristics and impact of obesity on the outpatient echocardiography laboratory. | |
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PMID: 16563921 Owner: NLM Status: MEDLINE |
Abstract/OtherAbstract:
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The impact of the growing obesity epidemic on the outpatient echocardiography laboratory and the characteristics of these patients were retrospectively investigated. Over a 6-month period, 916 patients were referred for study, 49.7% of whom were obese (body mass index >29.9 kg/m(2)), whereas only 22.3% were normal weight (body mass index 18.5 to 25 kg/m(2)). The obese patients were more likely to be female, black, older, and referred because of dyspnea or suspected heart failure (58.1% vs 36.8%, p <0.001). Despite a poorer quality of echocardiographic studies requiring more use of intravenous left heart contrast, the left ventricular ejection fraction was estimated in a similar proportion of these patients (93.9% vs 96.6%, p = 0.016). However, pulmonary artery systolic pressure measurement was less successfully obtained (66.6% vs 80.6%, p = 0.002). Thus, the demographics and referral diagnoses of obese patients differ significantly from normal weight patients, and body habitus presents unique imaging challenges that were only partially met while consuming greater resources. |
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Authors:
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Robert S Finkelhor; Moayyed Moallem; Robert C Bahler |
Publication Detail:
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Type: Journal Article Date: 2006-02-21 |
Journal Detail:
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Title: The American journal of cardiology Volume: 97 ISSN: 0002-9149 ISO Abbreviation: Am. J. Cardiol. Publication Date: 2006 Apr |
Date Detail:
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Created Date: 2006-03-27 Completed Date: 2006-05-04 Revised Date: - |
Medline Journal Info:
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Nlm Unique ID: 0207277 Medline TA: Am J Cardiol Country: United States |
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Languages: eng Pagination: 1082-4 Citation Subset: AIM; IM |
Affiliation:
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Case Western Reserve University at MetroHealth Medical Center, Cleveland, Ohio, USA. rfinkelhor@metrohealth.org |
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Adult Aged Body Mass Index Demography Echocardiography* Female Heart Diseases / complications, ultrasonography* Humans Male Middle Aged Obesity / complications, epidemiology, ultrasonography* Referral and Consultation Reproducibility of Results Retrospective Studies |
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