The role of obesity in carotid plaque instability: interaction with age, gender, and cardiovascular risk factors

In the last decade, several studies have reported an unexpected and seemingly paradoxical inverse correlation between BMI and incidence of cardiovascular diseases. This so called “obesity paradox effect” has b...

Source: Cardiovascular Diabetology - March 29, 2018 Category: Cardiology Authors: Valentina Rovella, Lucia Anemona, Marina Cardellini, Manuel Scimeca, Andrea Saggini, Giuseppe Santeusanio, Elena Bonanno, Manuela Montanaro, Iacopo Maria Legramante, Arnaldo Ippoliti, Nicola Di Daniele, Massimo Federici and Alessandro Mauriello Tags: Original investigation Source Type: research