Association of Hypoadiponectinemia With Coronary Artery Disease in Men

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Authors

Masahiro Kumada · National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery

Shinji Kihara · University College London

Satoru Sumitsuji · National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery

Toshiharu Kawamoto · Kure Medical Center

Satoru Matsumoto · National Hospital for Neurology and Neurosurgery

Noriyuki Ouchi · University College London

Yukio Arita

Abstract

Male patients with hypoadiponectinemia (<4.0 microg/mL) had a significant 2-fold increase in CAD prevalence, independent of well-known CAD risk factors.

Topics & Keywords

Adipokines, Inflammation, and Metabolic Diseases Cardiovascular Disease and Adiposity Lipid metabolism and disorders

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: Arteriosclerosis Thrombosis and Vascular Biology

Volume 23, Issue 1, pp. 85-89

DOI: 10.1161/01.atv.0000048856.22331.50

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