Adipose Tissue Distribution and Cardiovascular Disease Risk Among Breast Cancer Survivors.

CONCLUSION: Visceral and intramuscular adiposity were associated with increased CVD incidence after breast cancer diagnosis, independent of pre-existing CVD risk factors and cancer treatments. The increased CVD incidence among normal-weight patients with greater visceral adiposity would go undetected with BMI alone. Measures of adipose tissue distribution may help identify high-risk patients and tailor CVD prevention strategies.
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Source: Clinical Breast Cancer - July 31, 2019 Category: Cancer & Oncology Authors: Cespedes Feliciano EM, Chen WY, Bradshaw PT, Prado CM, Alexeeff S, Albers KB, Castillo AL, Caan BJ Tags: J Clin Oncol Source Type: research