Clinical impact of visceral-to-subcutaneous fat ratio in patients with acute aortic dissection.

<h4>Background</h4>Obesity has increased worldwide. Although the visceral-to-subcutaneous fat ratio (VS ratio) is an established risk factor for cardiovascular disease, its clinical impact on the long-term prognosis of patients with acute aortic dissection (AAD) remains unclear.<h4>...

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Main Authors: Yusuke Miura, Satoshi Higuchi, Kenichi Matsushita, Toshiya Kariyasu, Haruhiko Machida, Kenichi Yokoyama, Kyoko Soejima, Toru Satoh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2019-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0226642