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Independent Association Between Plasma Leptin Levels and Heart Rate in Heart Transplant Recipients
2001
Circulation
Background-Leptin, the protein product of the ob gene, has been linked to a faster heart rate in animal and human studies. The interaction between leptin and heart rate in the denervated heart is not known. Therefore, we studied the relationship between plasma leptin levels and heart rate in heart transplant recipients. Methods and Results-We studied 32 male patients (mean age, 56.5Ϯ9.3 years; range, 41 to 74 years) after orthotopic heart transplantation. All subjects underwent a physical
doi:10.1161/hc2901.094150
pmid:11468197
fatcat:n24kr2rcdfci7cgqi6lu6a35ie