Arterial stiffness in sarcopenic visceral obesity in the elderly: J-SHIPP study

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 158, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 146-148

  Kohara, Katsuhiko ^a   Ochi, Masayuki ^a   Tabara, Yasuharu ^b   Nagai, Tokihisa ^a   Igase, Michiya ^a   Miki, Tetsuro ^a  

^a EHIME UNIVERSITY GRADUATE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Japan)

^b KYOTO UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

Author keywords

Arterial stiffness; Obesity; Sarcopenia; Visceral obesity

Indexed keywords

AGING; ANKLE BRACHIAL INDEX; ARTERIAL STIFFNESS; BODY COMPOSITION; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; HUMAN; INTRAABDOMINAL FAT; LETTER; MEAN ARTERIAL PRESSURE; MUSCLE ATROPHY; OBESITY; PATELLA; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PULSE WAVE; SEX DIFFERENCE; VISCERAL OBESITY; WEIGHT GAIN;

EID: 84862005881     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2012.04.033     Document Type: Article

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