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Obesity phenotypes and their paradoxical association with cardiovascular diseases.

European journal of internal medicine - 1 Feb 2018

Vecchié Alessandra, Dallegri Franco, Carbone Federico, Bonaventura Aldo, Liberale Luca, Portincasa Piero, Frühbeck Gema, Montecucco Fabrizio

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The pro-inflammatory state of the visceral adipose tissue (VAT) is supposed to accelerate cardiovascular (CV) and metabolic diseases in obese subjects. Some studies have recently reported an improved CV prognosis in certain obese and overweight patients as compared with leaner ones. This phenomenon, known as the "obesity paradox" (OP), has been described in many chronic diseases. This narrative review is based on...

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PMID: 29100895
DOI: 10.1016/j.ejim.2017.10.020

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