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Studies conducted on obese children found that the left ventricle size and mass along with left atrial measurements were considerably larger than those with a normal BMI. Left ventricular mass is found by accounting for body size, including both height and weight (Sorof and Daniels, 2002). Left ventricle mass is linked with more epicardial fat in obese children. Epicardial fat is adipose tissue found around the walls of the heart and the membrane surrounding the heart which is a risk factor for CVD. Epicardial fat is usually found in individuals who carry their excess adipose tissue centrally along with an increase in ventricle size, rather than other places of the body and those who identify as having a BMI in the obese range (Cote et al., 2013). Left ventricular hypertrophy (LVH), thickening of the wall of the left ventricle causing it to work harder than normal, is a potential precursor for CVD. LVH may be related to hypertension as a study of 115 children initially being tested for hypertension, 38% were found to have LVH (Sorof and Daniels, 2002). …show more content…
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