Survival benefit of a low ratio of visceral to subcutaneous adipose tissue depends on LDL clearance versus production in sepsis

Patients with sepsis with a high ratio of visceral adipose tissue (VAT) to subcutaneous adipose tissue (SAT) have increased mortality. Our goal was to investigate the mechanism of this effect, noting that low ...

Source: Critical Care - March 6, 2018 Category: Intensive Care Authors: Joseph G. H. Lee, Kelly R. Genga, Chawika Pisitsak, John H. Boyd, Alex K. K. Leung, James A. Russell and Keith R. Walley Tags: Research Source Type: research