Morphometric measurements of systemic atherosclerosis and visceral fat: Evidence from an autopsy study.

Aline NishizawaClaudia K SuemotoDaniela S Farias-ItaoFernanda M CamposKaren C S SilvaMarcio S BittencourtLea T GrinbergRenata E P LeiteRenata E L Ferretti-RebustiniJose M FarfelWilson Jacob-FilhoCarlos A Pasqualucci

Published in: PloS one (2017)

Greater AVF was associated with greater atherosclerotic burden and extent in coronary arteries, while greater PF correlated with a higher degree of atherosclerosis in the aorta.

Keyphrases

cardiovascular disease
coronary artery disease
adipose tissue
insulin resistance
aortic valve
pulmonary artery
type diabetes
risk factors
left ventricular
pulmonary arterial hypertension
ejection fraction