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Obesity and adiponectin in acute myocardial infarction.

Katarzyna Piestrzeniewicz, Katarzyna Łuczak, Jan Komorowski, Marek Maciejewski, Monika Piechowiak, Joanna Jankiewicz-Wika, Jan Henryk Goch

PubMed · 2007 · 19 citations · 37 references

Abstract

In patients with acute myocardial infarction obesity is related to decreased adiponectin. Low adiponectin level is associated with atherogenic lipid profile and higher levels of inflammatory markers. (Cardiol J 2007; 14: 29-36).

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