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Altered coronary artery calcium scores before bariatric surgery

INTRODUCTION: Obesity is an important cause of cardiovascular disease, especially coronary artery disease. Severely obese patients are particularly prone to this risk. The coronary artery calcium (CAC) score is a strong predictor of coronary heart disease and provides incremental information beyond...

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Autores principales: Gadelha, Patricia S, Campos, Josemberg M, Moraes, Fernando, da F S Leão, Mariana, Ferraz, Álvaro A B
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Springer International Publishing 2014
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4008727/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24809002
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/2193-1801-3-199