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Carotid Intima Media Thickness and Comorbid Cardiometabolic Dysfunction in Women: The SWAN Study

Metabolic syndrome (MetS) and obesity are risk factors for atherosclerosis but their combined impact is unknown. The aim of this study was to quantify the added risk of obesity on carotid artery intima media thickness (cIMT), an early indicator for atherosclerosis, beyond MetS alone. The Study of Wo...

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Autores principales: Leis, Aleda, Barinas-Mitchell, Emma, Baylin, Ana, El Khoudary, Samar, Jackson, Elizabeth, Gutierrez, Carrie Karvonen
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Oxford University Press 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8679695/
http://dx.doi.org/10.1093/geroni/igab046.208