Relation of Subcutaneous and Visceral Adipose Tissue to Coronary and Abdominal Aortic Calcium (From the Framingham Heart Study)

Body fat distribution may be differentially associated with subclinical cardiovascular disease. We sought to examine whether body mass index (BMI), waist circumference (WC), subcutaneous (SAT) and visceral (VAT) adipose tissue are associated with either prevalence of coronary (CAC) or abdominal aort...

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Main Authors: Fox, Caroline S., Hwang, Shih-Jen, Massaro, Joseph M., Lieb, Kathrin, Vasan, Ramachandran S., O'Donnell, Christopher J., Hoffmann, Udo
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 2009
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC2723724/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/19660609
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1016/j.amjcard.2009.04.019
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