Sex differences in the relationship between body composition and cardiac structure and function
In the largest and most rigorous analyses of body composition and cardiac parameters to date, we demonstrated that VAT is associated with increased LVM and wall thickness in women but not in men. MFI association with cardiac parameters was similar to VAT, significant in women but not in men.
Authors
- Muredach P. Reilly (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-3035-9386)
- Salvatore Carbone (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-8163-0527)
- Caleb H. Miles (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-9792-6699)
- Eun‐Young Kim (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-4671-8400)
- Heidi Hartman (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0002-5154-0221)
Institutions
- Virginia Commonwealth University (US)
- Columbia University Irving Medical Center (US)
- Columbia University (US)
Publication Details
- Journal
- European Heart Journal - Cardiovascular Imaging
- Published
- 2024-10-14
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1093/ehjci/jeae264
- Citations
- 7
- Primary Topic
- Cardiovascular Disease and Adiposity
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 2.81
Funders
- National Institutes of Health