大动脉周血管脂肪组织体积的种族差异及其与中年男性动脉硬的相关性

Akira Sekikawa1, Mengyi Li1, Michel Clifton1

  • 1Department of Epidemiology, School of Public Health, University of Pittsburgh, Pittsburgh, PA, USA.

Atherosclerosis
|May 25, 2025
PubMed
概括

非洲裔美国人比白人美国人少有大动脉周血管脂肪组织 (aPVAT),主要是由于内脏脂肪组织 (VAT) 的差异. aPVAT与不同种族的动脉硬性有关,这表明它在心血管健康方面发挥了作用.

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