Response by Neeland et al to Letter Regarding Article, "Cardiovascular and Metabolic Heterogeneity of Obesity: Clinical Challenges and Implications for Management"

Affiliations

¹ Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas (I.J.N.).
² Québec Heart and Lung Institute, Université Laval, Canada (P.P., J.-P.D.).

Comment

Ian J Neeland et al. Circulation. 2018.

. 2018 Oct 2;138(14):1496-1497.

doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.118.036022.

¹ Department of Internal Medicine, Division of Cardiology, University of Texas Southwestern Medical Center, Dallas (I.J.N.).
² Québec Heart and Lung Institute, Université Laval, Canada (P.P., J.-P.D.).

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Comment on

Cardiovascular and Metabolic Heterogeneity of Obesity: Clinical Challenges and Implications for Management.
Neeland IJ, Poirier P, Després JP. Neeland IJ, et al. Circulation. 2018 Mar 27;137(13):1391-1406. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.117.029617. Circulation. 2018. PMID: 29581366 Free PMC article. Review.
Letter by Kahn Regarding Article, "Cardiovascular and Metabolic Heterogeneity of Obesity: Clinical Challenges and Implications for Management".
Kahn HS. Kahn HS. Circulation. 2018 Oct 2;138(14):1494-1495. doi: 10.1161/CIRCULATIONAHA.118.035581. Circulation. 2018. PMID: 30354351 No abstract available.

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