The effects of body fat distribution on coronary and carotid atherosclerosis: An autopsy study

Journal of Research in Medical Sciences

Volumn 17, Issue 1 SPL.1, 2012, Pages

  Nezarat, Negin ^a   Sadeghi, Masoumeh ^b   Rabiei, Katayoun ^a   Moghadam, Noushin Afshar ^c   Setareh, Mehrdad ^d   Ezadinezhad, Masoud ^e   Nezhadneek, Maryam ^f   Gheshlaghi, Farzad ^f   Sarrafzadegan, Nizal ^a  

^a ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^b ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^c ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

^d Forensic Medicine Center   (Iran)

^e Head of Family Health Unit   (Iran)

^f ISFAHAN UNIVERSITY OF MEDICAL SCIENCES   (Iran)

Author keywords

Abdominal fat; Atherosclerosis; Obesity; Pericardial fat; Subcutaneous fat; Visceral fat

Indexed keywords

HEMOGLOBIN A1C; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

ADULT; AGE; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; AUTOPSY; BODY FAT DISTRIBUTION; CAROTID ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; FEMALE; HEART WEIGHT; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; INTRAABDOMINAL FAT; MALE; SMOKING; STENOSIS; SUBCUTANEOUS FAT; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

EID: 84880749194     PISSN: 17351995     EISSN: 17357136     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Article

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