The role of obesity in carotid plaque instability: interaction with age, gender, and cardiovascular risk factors

The role of obesity in carotid plaque instability: interaction with age, gender, and cardiovascular risk factors

Abstract Background In the last decade, several studies have reported an unexpected and seemingly paradoxical inverse correlation between BMI and incidence of cardiovascular diseases. This so called “obesity paradox effect” has been mainly investigated through imaging methods instead of histologic e...

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Main Authors: Valentina Rovella, Lucia Anemona, Marina Cardellini, Manuel Scimeca, Andrea Saggini, Giuseppe Santeusanio, Elena Bonanno, Manuela Montanaro, Iacopo Maria Legramante, Arnaldo Ippoliti, Nicola Di Daniele, Massimo Federici, Alessandro Mauriello
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2018-03-01
Series:Cardiovascular Diabetology
Subjects:
Obesity
Stroke
Carotid
Histology
Metabolic syndrome
Age
Online Access:http://link.springer.com/article/10.1186/s12933-018-0685-0

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