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Serum calcium level is related to both intima-media thickness and carotid atherosclerosis: a neglect risk factor in obese/overweight subjects

BACKGROUND: Experimental studies suggested that high serum calcium may be important in the pathogenesis of vascular diseases. Since calcium seems to affect specifically the cerebrovascular district, aim of this study was to determine the relation between serum calcium levels, within normal range, an...

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Autores principales: Montalcini, Tiziana, Gorgone, Gaetano, Pujia, Arturo
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/PMC3551795/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/22672668
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1479-5876-10-114