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Editorial
. 2011 Dec;58(6):991-3.
doi: 10.1161/HYPERTENSIONAHA.111.180406. Epub 2011 Oct 24.

Indices of obesity and cardiometabolic risk

Adam Whaley-Connell, James R Sowers
Editorial

Indices of obesity and cardiometabolic risk

Adam Whaley-Connell et al. Hypertension. 2011 Dec.
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The relationship between increased visceral adipose tissue with an increased risk for endothelial dysfunction that manifests as hypertension, insulin resistance and overt diabetes with left ventricular hypertrophy and long-term cardiovascular risk. RAAS–renin-angiotensin-aldosterone system; SNS – sympathetic nervous system; NO – nitric oxide; BP – blood pressure.
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