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Back to past leeches: repeated phlebotomies and cardiovascular risk

In patients with metabolic syndrome, body iron overload exacerbates insulin resistance, impairment of glucose metabolism, endothelium dysfunction and coronary artery responses. Conversely, iron depletion is effective to ameliorate glucose metabolism and dysfunctional endothelium. Most of its effecti...

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Autores principales: Manco, Melania, Fernandez-Real, Josè Manuel
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2012
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3409018/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22647488
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1741-7015-10-53