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Editorial
. 2022 Apr;31(4):106325.
doi: 10.1016/j.jstrokecerebrovasdis.2022.106325. Epub 2022 Feb 2.

Taking the Obesity Paradox to New Heights in Cerebral Atherosclerosis

Carl J Lavie  1 , Salvatore Carbone  2 , Ian J Neeland  3
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Editorial

Taking the Obesity Paradox to New Heights in Cerebral Atherosclerosis

Carl J Lavie et al. J Stroke Cerebrovasc Dis. 2022 Apr.
No abstract available

Keywords: cardiovascular disease; cerebral atherosclerosis; obesity; obesity paradox.

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Conflict of interest statement

Declaration of Competing Interest Dr. Carbone is supported by a Career Development Award 19CDA34660318 from the American Heart Association and by a Clinical and Translational Science Award UL1TR002649 from the National Institutes of Health to Virginia Commonwealth University. Dr. Lavie and Dr. Neeland have no conflicts of interest nor disclosures relevant to this article to report.

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