Cardiac Obesity and Cardiac Cachexia: Is There a Pathophysiological Link?
Obesity is a risk factor for cardiometabolic and vascular diseases like arterial hypertension, diabetes mellitus type 2, dyslipidaemia, and atherosclerosis. A special role in obesity-related syndromes is played by cardiac visceral obesity, which includes epicardial adipose tissue and intramyocardial...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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Hindawi Limited
2019-01-01
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| Series: | Journal of Obesity |
| Online Access: | http://dx.doi.org/10.1155/2019/9854085 |