Atherosclerosis
Volume 205, Issue 1 , Pages 163-167 , July 2009

Visceral adipose tissue, adiponectin levels and insulin resistance are related to atherosclerosis as assessed by whole-body magnetic resonance angiography in an elderly population

  • T. Hansen

      Affiliations

    • Dept. of Radiology, Uppsala University Hospital, Sweden
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author at: Institution of ORKI, Department of Radiology, Uppsala University Hospital, Sjukhusvägen 1A, S-751 85 Uppsala, Sweden. Tel.: +46 18 611 00 00; fax: +46 18 55 72 79.
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  • H. Ahlström

      Affiliations

    • Dept. of Radiology, Uppsala University Hospital, Sweden
    • ,
  • S. Söderberg

      Affiliations

    • Dept. of Public Health and Clinical Medicine, Umeå University Hospital, Sweden
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  • J. Hulthe

      Affiliations

    • AstraZeneca R&D, Mölndal, Sweden
    • ,
  • J. Wikström

      Affiliations

    • Dept. of Radiology, Uppsala University Hospital, Sweden
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  • L. Lind

      Affiliations

    • Dept. of Medical Sciences, Uppsala University Hospital, Sweden
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  • L. Johansson

      Affiliations

    • AstraZeneca R&D, Mölndal, Sweden

Received 15 June 2008 ,Revised 17 October 2008 ,Accepted 11 November 2008.

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doi: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2008.11.007

Atherosclerosis
Volume 205, Issue 1 , Pages 163-167 , July 2009

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