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Excessive visceral fat accumulation in advanced chronic obstructive pulmonary disease

BACKGROUND: Previous studies have suggested links between chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD), cardiovascular disease, and abdominal obesity. Although abdominal visceral fat is thought to be associated with cardiovascular risk factors, the degree of visceral fat accumulation in patients wit...

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Autores principales: Furutate, Ryuko, Ishii, Takeo, Wakabayashi, Ritsuko, Motegi, Takashi, Yamada, Kouichi, Gemma, Akihiko, Kida, Kozui
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Dove Medical Press 2011
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3157945/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/21857782
http://dx.doi.org/10.2147/COPD.S22885