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Ectopic and visceral fat deposition in lean and obese type 2 diabetes patients

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BACKGROUND- Type 2 diabetes (T2D) and obesity are associated with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease, cardiomyopathy and cardiovascular mortality. Both conditions showed stronger links between ectopic and visceral fat deposition and increased cardio-metabolic risk than subcutaneous fat deposition.

OBJECTIVES- We tested the hypothesis that even lean patients with T2D (Ln-T2D) exhibit increased ectopic and visceral fat deposition, and that these are linked to cardiac and ...

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Peer reviewed

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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MSD
Department:
RDM
Sub department:
RDM Cardiovascular Medicine
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Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MSD
Department:
RDM
Sub department:
RDM Cardiovascular Medicine
Role:
Author
More by this author
Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MSD
Department:
RDM
Sub department:
RDM Cardiovascular Medicine
Role:
Author
More by this author
Institution:
University of Oxford
Division:
MSD
Department:
RDM
Sub department:
RDM Cardiovascular Medicine
Role:
Author
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Publisher:
Elsevier Publisher's website
Journal:
Journal of the American College of Cardiology Journal website
Publication date:
2016-06-27
Acceptance date:
2016-03-29
EISSN:
1558-3597
ISSN:
0735-1097
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Pubs id:
pubs:613073
UUID:
uuid:576a4a11-fbad-4021-8df3-2f20b7c256d4
Local pid:
pubs:613073
Source identifiers:
613073
Deposit date:
2016-04-03

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