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Evaluation of systemic endothelial-dependent and endothelial-independent microvascular reactivity in metabolically healthy obesity: An observational study.
Microvascular research - 1 Jul 2023
Escobar Silas, Peçanha Daniela, Duque Maíra, Duque Alice, Crahim Vinícius, De Lorenzo Andrea, Tibirica Eduardo
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BACKGROUND: Metabolically healthy obesity (MHO), a phenotype of obesity considered to be of lower cardiovascular risk, is still a controversial concept. This study aimed to investigate the presence of subclinical systemic microvascular dysfunction in individuals with MHO. METHODS: This was a cross-sectional study in which 112 volunteers were allocated into three groups: metabolically healthy normal weight (MHNW),...
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