Cardiac function during weight restoration in anorexia nervosa
Fifteen anorexia nervosa patients were evaluated on hospitalization at their lowest weights; 10 were restudied after 25% of their weight deficit had been restored and five at 75% weight restoration. Cardiac function improved with weight gain, but different aspects of cardiac performance varied in their course of recovery. Restoration of normal cardiac rhythm occurred early in weight gain. Left ventricular mass index assessed by echocardiogram increased significantly by 25% weight restoration, while other echocardiographic abnormalities, including mitral valve prolapse, did not change markedly during weight recovery. Overall functional exercise capacity improved, but not until 75% of weight restoration. Consistent with the concept that systolic function lags in recovery, resting left ventricular ejection fraction (LVEF) actually demonstrated a trend to decline by the time 25% of the weight deficit was restored. Copyright © 1991 Wiley Periodicals, Inc., A Wiley Company
Duke Scholars
Published In
DOI
EISSN
ISSN
Publication Date
Volume
Issue
Start / End Page
Related Subject Headings
- Clinical Psychology
- 4206 Public health
- 3210 Nutrition and dietetics
- 17 Psychology and Cognitive Sciences
- 11 Medical and Health Sciences
Citation
Published In
DOI
EISSN
ISSN
Publication Date
Volume
Issue
Start / End Page
Related Subject Headings
- Clinical Psychology
- 4206 Public health
- 3210 Nutrition and dietetics
- 17 Psychology and Cognitive Sciences
- 11 Medical and Health Sciences