Extent and composition of coronary lesions and degree of cardiac hypertrophy in relation to abdominal fatness in men under 40 years of age

Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology

Volumn 17, Issue 3, 1997, Pages 574-579

  Kortelainen, Marja Leena ^a   Särkioja, Terttu ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF OULU   (Finland)

Author keywords

body fat distribution; coronaryarterydisease; heart; obesity

Indexed keywords

ABDOMEN; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BLOOD VESSEL DIAMETER; BODY DISTRIBUTION; BODY FAT; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; HEART VENTRICLE HYPERTROPHY; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MALE; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SUDDEN DEATH; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 0030999861     PISSN: 10795642     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/01.ATV.17.3.574     Document Type: Article

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