Cardiovascular Implications in Idiopathic and Syndromic Obesity in Childhood: An Update

Childhood obesity is a modern worldwide epidemic with significant burden for health. It is a chronic metabolic disorder associated with multiple cardiovascular risk factors such as dyslipidemia, hypertension, stroke, and insulin resistance. Many obese adolescents remain obese into adulthood, with in...

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Main Authors: Maurizio Delvecchio, Carmela Pastore, Federica Valente, Paola Giordano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Frontiers Media S.A. 2020-06-01
Series:Frontiers in Endocrinology
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Online Access:https://www.frontiersin.org/article/10.3389/fendo.2020.00330/full