Visceral adipose tissue area is associated with coronary stenosis and noncalcified plaques

International Journal of Obesity

Volumn 38, Issue 2, 2014, Pages 272-278

  Kang, S J ^a   Kim, D ^a   Park, H E ^a   Choi, S H ^a   Choi, S Y ^a   Lee, W ^b   Kim, J S ^a   Cho, S H ^a  

^a Seoul National University Hospital Healthcare System Gangnam Center   (South Korea)

^b Seoul National University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

Author keywords

adipose tissue; atherosclerosis; atherosclerotic; coronary stenosis; plaque; visceral fat

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ABDOMINAL FAT; ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; COMPUTER SYSTEM; CONFIDENCE INTERVAL; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; IMAGE QUALITY; INTRAABDOMINAL FAT; LIFESTYLE MODIFICATION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MEDICAL EXAMINATION; MIDDLE AGED; NONCALCIFIED PLAQUE; PREVALENCE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; SUBCUTANEOUS FAT;

CORONARY STENOSIS; CORONARY VESSELS; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRA-ABDOMINAL FAT; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; ODDS RATIO; PLAQUE, ATHEROSCLEROTIC; PREVALENCE; RETROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; RISK REDUCTION BEHAVIOR; TIME FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84896705510     PISSN: 03070565     EISSN: 14765497     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ijo.2013.105     Document Type: Article

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