CardioSource (9/2, 2K) reports that “a corresponding editorial...says that while it is indeed unclear as to whether increased retroperitoneal fat is a cause or result of mechanisms that increase blood pressure associated with obesity, ‘the possible importance of retroperitoneal adiposity as a predictor of future hypertension implies the need for simple and practical methods to measure this particular fat depot in larger epidemiological surveys, especially when resources are limited.’” Great article mailview.bulletinhealthcare/mailview.aspx?m=2014090301acc&r=1561334-1264
Posted on: Wed, 03 Sep 2014 13:54:31 +0000