International Journal of Cardiology
Volume 135, Issue 2 , Pages 150-155, 26 June 2009

Increased subcutaneous fat accumulation has a protective role against subclinical atherosclerosis in asymptomatic subjects undergoing general health screening

  • Hiroya Narumi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiovascular Science and Medicine, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan
    • These authors contributed equally to this work.
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  • Katsuya Yoshida

      Affiliations

    • Asahi General Hospital, Japan
    • These authors contributed equally to this work.
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  • Naotake Hashimoto

      Affiliations

    • Tokyo Women's Medical University, Yachiyo Medical Center, Japan
    • These authors contributed equally to this work.
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  • Isao Umehara

      Affiliations

    • Asahi General Hospital, Japan
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  • Nobusada Funabashi

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiovascular Science and Medicine, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Department of Cardiovascular Science and Medicine, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine, Inohana 1-8-1, Chuo-ku, Chiba City, Chiba 260-8670, Japan. Tel.: +81 43 222 717; fax: +81 43 226 2096.
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  • Shouji Yoshida

      Affiliations

    • Asahi General Hospital, Japan
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  • Issei Komuro

      Affiliations

    • Department of Cardiovascular Science and Medicine, Chiba University Graduate School of Medicine, Japan

Received 6 December 2007; accepted 1 March 2008. published online 02 July 2008.

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PII: S0167-5273(08)00494-4

doi:10.1016/j.ijcard.2008.03.044

International Journal of Cardiology
Volume 135, Issue 2 , Pages 150-155, 26 June 2009

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