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<journal-id>0864-0300</journal-id>
<journal-title><![CDATA[Revista Cubana de Investigaciones Biomédicas]]></journal-title>
<abbrev-journal-title><![CDATA[Rev Cubana Invest Bioméd]]></abbrev-journal-title>
<issn>0864-0300</issn>
<publisher>
<publisher-name><![CDATA[ECIMED]]></publisher-name>
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<article-id>S0864-03002020000400013</article-id>
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<article-title xml:lang="es"><![CDATA[Modificaciones en el patrón geométrico y la función cardiaca asociadas a malnutrición por excesoª]]></article-title>
<article-title xml:lang="en"><![CDATA[Modifications in the Geometric Pattern and Cardiac Function Associated with Excess Malnutritionª]]></article-title>
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<contrib-group>
<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[González Jardinez]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Mayppe]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[López de Villavicencio Hernández]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Claudia Inés]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Cabrera Rojo]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Iliana]]></given-names>
</name>
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<contrib contrib-type="author">
<name>
<surname><![CDATA[Rodríguez Martorell]]></surname>
<given-names><![CDATA[Francisco David]]></given-names>
</name>
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</contrib-group>
<aff id="Af1">
<institution><![CDATA[,Universidad de Ciencias Médicas de La Habana Instituto de Ciencias Básicas Preclínicas &#8220;Victoria de Girón&#8221; ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[La Habana ]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<aff id="Af2">
<institution><![CDATA[,Hospital Universitario &#8220;General Calixto García&#8221;  ]]></institution>
<addr-line><![CDATA[La Habana ]]></addr-line>
<country>Cuba</country>
</aff>
<pub-date pub-type="pub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2020</year>
</pub-date>
<pub-date pub-type="epub">
<day>00</day>
<month>12</month>
<year>2020</year>
</pub-date>
<volume>39</volume>
<numero>4</numero>
<copyright-statement/>
<copyright-year/>
<self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_arttext&amp;pid=S0864-03002020000400013&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_abstract&amp;pid=S0864-03002020000400013&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><self-uri xlink:href="http://scielo.sld.cu/scielo.php?script=sci_pdf&amp;pid=S0864-03002020000400013&amp;lng=en&amp;nrm=iso"></self-uri><abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="es"><p><![CDATA[RESUMEN  Introducción: Hace años, Cuba, en su Anuario Estadístico de Salud, viene presentando las enfermedades del corazón como la primera causa de muerte. Asociados a la morbimortalidad cardiovascular se encuentran el sobrepeso y la obesidad, también identificados por la American Heart Association como uno de los mayores e independientes factores de riesgo cardiovascular. Desde entonces, varios estudios han relacionado el aumento de peso con modificación de la morfofunción del corazón.  Objetivo:  Describir las modificaciones del patrón geométrico del ventrículo izquierdo y de la función cardiaca asociadas a malnutrición por exceso en sujetos de la provincia La Habana.  Métodos:  Se estudiaron 72 sujetos de ambos sexos, aparentemente sanos, que acudieron al Hospital Calixto García a chequearse. A todos se les realizó anamnesis, examen físico, se midió el porcentaje de grasa corporal utilizando un equipo de bioimpedancia; esto permitió clasificar a los sujetos en tres grupos: grupos N (normal), A (alto) y MA (muy alto) y un ecocardiograma. Se procedió a comparar los grupos entre sí mediante análisis estadístico.  Resultados:  En 23 sujetos con porcentaje de grasa corporal superior al normal, predominó el remodelado concéntrico del ventrículo izquierdo. A mayor composición de grasa corporal aumentó la frecuencia de relajación prolongada, comprometiendo la función diastólica y decreció ligeramente la fracción de eyección del ventrículo izquierdo.  Conclusiones:  En asociación con el aumento en el porcentaje de grasa corporal hubo cambios morfológicos del corazón, destacando la remodelación concéntrica y el deterioro de la función diastólica.]]></p></abstract>
<abstract abstract-type="short" xml:lang="en"><p><![CDATA[ABSTRACT  Introduction:  For years, Cuba, in its Statistical Health Yearbook, has presented heart disease as the leading cause of death. Associated with cardiovascular morbidity and mortality are overweight and obesity, also identified by the American Heart Association as one of the largest and independent cardiovascular risk factors. Since then, several studies have linked weight gain with modification of the morphofunction of the heart.  Objective:  To describe the modifications of the geometric pattern of the left ventricle and of the cardiac function associated with malnutrition due to excess in subjects from the province of Havana.  Methods:  Seventy-two apparently healthy subjects of both sexes who came to the Calixto García Hospital for a check-up were studied. All underwent anamnesis, physical examination, the percentage of body fat was measured using a bioimpedance equipment; This allowed the subjects to be classified into three groups: N (normal), A (high) and MA (very high) groups and an echocardiogram. The groups were compared with each other through statistical analysis.  Results:  In 23 subjects with a percentage of body fat higher than normal, concentric remodeling of the left ventricle predominated. A higher body fat composition increased the frequency of prolonged relaxation, compromising diastolic function, and the left ventricular ejection fraction decreased slightly.  Conclusions:  In association with the increase in the percentage of body fat, there were morphological changes of the heart, highlighting the concentric remodeling and the deterioration of the diastolic function.]]></p></abstract>
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<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[ecocardiograma]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="es"><![CDATA[enfermedad cardiovascular]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[overweight]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[obesity]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[ventricular geometry]]></kwd>
<kwd lng="en"><![CDATA[echocardiogram]]></kwd>
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