Heart : official journal of the British Cardiac Society
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Randomized Controlled Trial Comparative Study
Fatty acid binding protein 4 predicts left ventricular mass and longitudinal function in overweight and obese women.
To explore whether increased adipocyte-derived serum fatty acid binding protein 4 (FABP4) predisposes to cardiac remodelling and left ventricular dysfunction in human obesity. ⋯ In overweight and obese women, FABP4 showed an independent association with parameters of left ventricular remodelling.