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Better prognosis in overweight/obese coronary heart disease patients with high plasma levels of leptin

BACKGROUND AND AIM: The involvement of leptin in atherosclerosis is very complex, including inflammation, the oxidative stress and thrombosis. Leptin has atherogenic and also antiatherogenic actions. In obesity elevated leptin levels are not sufficient to prevent disturbances of energy balance, sugg...

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Autores principales: SIMITI, LUMINITA ANIMARIE VIDA, TODOR, IRINA, STOIA, MIRELA ANCA, GOIDESCU, CERASELA MIHAELA, ANTON, FLORIN PETRU, FARCAS, ANCA DANIELA
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Iuliu Hatieganu University of Medicine and Pharmacy 2016
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4777471/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27004027
http://dx.doi.org/10.15386/cjmed-524