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Higher cardiorespiratory fitness (CRF) is independently associated with more favorable left ventricular contractility (lower Ecc), independent of visceral fat levels and other risk factors.
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Higher CRF was significantly associated with lower Ecc suggesting more favorable contractility independent of CVD risk factors, other echo parameters, regional fat depots, and overall lean mass
Why this rating
Large cohort, robust adjustment, but cross-sectional.
Source
Regional adiposity, cardiorespiratory fitness, and left ventricular strain: an analysis from the Dallas Heart Study
Nitin Kondamudi et al. · Journal of Cardiovascular Magnetic Resonance · 2021
cross_sectional · n=1089Cited 11×
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