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Visceral adipose tissue is an independent predictor and mediator of the progression of coronary calcification: a prospective sub-analysis of the GEA study
BACKGROUND: Coronary artery calcium (CAC) improves cardiovascular event prediction. Visceral adipose tissue (VAT) is a cardiometabolic risk factor that may directly or through its related comorbidities determine the obesity-related risk. A clinical VAT estimator could allow an efficient evaluation o...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2023
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC10071707/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/37013573 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12933-023-01807-6 |