A detailed cardiovascular characterization of obesity without the metabolic syndrome

Arteriosclerosis, Thrombosis, and Vascular Biology

Volumn 31, Issue 8, 2011, Pages

  Lind, Lars ^a   Siegbahn, Agneta ^a   Ingelsson, Erik ^c   Sundström, Johan ^a   Ärnlöv, Johan ^b,d  

^a Department of Medical Sciences ^*  (Sweden)

^b UPPSALA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

^c KAROLINSKA INSTITUTE   (Sweden)

^d DALARNA UNIVERSITY   (Sweden)

Author keywords

epidemiology; metabolic syndrome; metabolism; obesity; risk factors

Indexed keywords

AGED; ARTERY COMPLIANCE; ARTICLE; BLOOD CLOTTING; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAROTID ATHEROSCLEROSIS; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYSIS; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE MASS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL;

AGED; BLOOD COAGULATION; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES; CAROTID ARTERIES; FEMALE; FIBRINOLYSIS; HEART VENTRICLES; HUMANS; INSULIN RESISTANCE; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; OBESITY; OVERWEIGHT; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; SWEDEN; VASCULAR RESISTANCE;

EID: 80051550425     PISSN: 10795642     EISSN: 15244636     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1161/ATVBAHA.110.221572     Document Type: Article

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