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MMP-9 Levels and IMT of Carotid Arteries are Elevated in Obese Children and Adolescents Compared to Non-Obese
BACKGROUND: Childhood obesity is associated with increased risk of atherosclerosis and cardiovascular disease in adulthood. Increased intima-media thickness (IMT) of the carotid artery is linked to the initiation and progression of the chronic inflammatory processes implicated in cardiovascular dise...
Autores principales: | Andrade, Claudio, Bosco, Adriana, Sandrim, Valeria, Silva, Francisco |
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Sociedade Brasileira de Cardiologia - SBC
2017
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5389868/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28443954 http://dx.doi.org/10.5935/abc.20170025 |
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