Article
Obesity, inflammation, and cardiovascular risk.
Clinical pharmacology and therapeutics - 1 Apr 2010
Mathieu P, Lemieux I, Després J-P
Abstract excerpt
Obesity, a highly prevalent condition, is heterogeneous with regard to its impact on cardiovascular disease (CVD) risk. Epidemiological observations and metabolic investigations have consistently demonstrated that the accumulation of excess visceral fat is related to an increased risk of CVD as well as several metabolic and inflammatory perturbations. In the past decade, data from several studies have served to...
Topics
- Animals
- Atherosclerosis
- Cardiovascular Diseases
- Humans
- Inflammation
- Intra-Abdominal Fat
- Macrophages
- Obesity
- Phenotype
- Risk Factors