Lieb, Wolfgang; Sullivan, Lisa M.; Harris, Tamara B.; Roubenoff, Ronenn; Benjamin, Emelia J.; Levy, Daniel; Fox, Caroline S.; Wang, Thomas J.; Wilson, Peter W.; Kannel, William B.; Vasan, Ramachandran S.
(American Diabetes Association, 2008-12-29)
OBJECTIVE: Obesity predisposes individuals to congestive heart failure (CHF) and cardiovascular disease (CVD). Leptin regulates energy homeostasis, is elevated in obesity, and influences ventricular and vascular remodeling. ...
