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Age-dependent effect of metabolic phenotypes on carotid atherosclerotic disease in coronary heart disease patients (CORDIOPREV study).
BMC geriatrics - 22 Apr 2020
Gutierrez-Mariscal Francisco M, García-Ríos Antonio, Gómez-Luna Purificación, Fernández-Gandara Carolina, Cardelo Magdalena P, de la Cruz-Ares Silvia, Rodriguez-Cantalejo Fernando, Luque Raul M, León-Acuña Ana, Delgado-Lista Javier, Perez-Martinez Pablo, Yubero-Serrano Elena M, Lopez-Miranda Jose
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BACKGROUND: Aging is associated with a high risk for cardiovascular disease. The relation of obesity and risk of cardiovascular events appears to be more closely linked to certain clinical or metabolic phenotypes than to obesity itself. Our aim was to establish whether aging influenced the metabolic phenotypes regarding to cardiovascular risk, evaluated by changes in the intima media thickness-common carotid...
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