Article
Intermuscular Adiposity is Associated with Coronary Microvascular Dysfunction Independently of Body Mass Index and Modifies its Effect on Adverse Cardiovascular Outcomes
2023-05-05
Abstract excerpt
<h4>Background: </h4> Skeletal muscle (SM) fat infiltration, or intermuscular adipose tissue (IMAT), reflects muscle quality and is associated with inflammation, a key determinant in cardiometabolic disease. Coronary flow reserve (CFR), a marker of coronary microvascular dysfunction (CMD), is independently associated with BMI, inflammation and risk of heart failure, myocardial infarction and death. We sought to in...
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- Literature Corpus work
- af87e564-71b8-55e0-9336-67190777d74c
- DOI
- 10.1101/2023.05.03.23289408
