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Visceral adipose tissue phenotype and hypoadiponectinemia are associated with aortic Fluorine-18 fluorodeoxyglucose uptake in patients with familial dyslipidemias.
Journal of nuclear cardiology : official publication of the American Society of Nuclear Cardiology - 1 Jun 2022
Toutouzas Konstantinos, Antonopoulos Alexios S, Koutagiar Iosif, Skoumas Ioannis, Benetos Georgios, Kafouris Pavlos, Miliou Antigoni, Petrocheilou Aikaterini, Georgakopoulos Alexandros, Oikonomou Georgios, Drakopoulou Maria, Siores Ilias, Pitsavos Christos, Antoniades Charalambos, Anagnostopoulos Constantinos D, Tousoulis Dimitris
Abstract excerpt
BACKGROUND: The role of adipose tissue (AT) in arterial inflammation in familial dyslipidaemias is poorly studied. We investigated the relationship between AT and arterial inflammation in patients with heterozygous familial hypercholesterolemia (heFH) and familial combined hyperlipidemia (FCH). METHODS AND RESULTS: A total of 40 patients (20 heFH/20 FCH) and a subgroup of 20 of non-heFH/FCH patients were...
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