Circulation. Cardiovascular imaging
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Circ Cardiovasc Imaging · Apr 2016
Relationship Between Measures of Adiposity, Arterial Inflammation, and Subsequent Cardiovascular Events.
The objective of this study was to evaluate how different measures of adiposity are related to both arterial inflammation and the risk of subsequent cardiovascular events. ⋯ Measures of visceral fat are positively related to arterial inflammation and are independent predictors of subsequent CVD events. Individuals with higher measures of visceral fat as well as elevated arterial inflammation are at highest risk for subsequent CVD events. The findings suggest that arterial inflammation may explain some of the CVD risk associated with adiposity.