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syndrome

In medicine, a set of signs and symptoms that always occur together, thus characterizing a particular condition or disorder.
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Pickwickian syndrome This syndrome is caused by many factors; obesity is one of the causes.
Obesity Causes by Tomsmith / Health, general community
He also points out that cor pulmonale was recognized as a feature of Pickwickian syndrome before it became known that the underlying pathology of cor pulmonale is rooted in a sleep disorder.
2005 publications place sleep apnea and cardiovascular disease into ... by Grenard, Steven / FOCUS: Journal for Respiratory Care & Sleep Medicine
There is an isolated report in the literature of an obese patient with pickwickian syndrome and hypertrophic cardiomopathy.
Improvement in hypertrophic cardiomyopathy after significant weight ... by Yanovski, Jack A. / Southern Medical Journal
 
 
 
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