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Advances in Pulmonary Hypertension

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关键词: Cardiology;    Psychosocial Issues;    Lifestyle Issues;    WHO Group 1- Pulmonary Arterial Hypertension;    WHO Group 2- PH owing to left heart disease (left heart failure);    WHO Group 3- Pulmonary hypertension owing to lung disease;    /or hypoxia;    Pulse Oximetry;    Anatomy;    Physiology/Pathophysiology;    symptoms;    Social Security Disability;    nutrition;    Cardiopulmonary rehabilitation;    Idiopathic (Primary pulmonary hypertension);    Systolic dysfunction;    diastolic dysfunction;    Sleep disordered breathing;    Medication Adherence;    nitric oxide;    Diuretics;    Indicators of diastolic dysfunction;    Cardiac Output;    Cardiac Index;    Fick;    Thermodilution;    Preserved ejection fraction;    endothelial proliferation;    endothelial dysfunction;    Endothelial progenitor cells;    Micro Particles;    hypoxia;    patient-reported outcomes;    Classification;   

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学科分类：医学（综合）

来源: Pulmonary Hypertension Association

【 摘 要 】

Obesity is an epidemic affecting a staggering proportion of the population worldwide. The US Surgeon General reports that more than 1 billion adults are overweight (body mass index [BMI] 25-29.9 kg/m2) and at least 300 million are categorized as obese (BMI >30 kg/m2).1.

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