PT  - JOURNAL ARTICLE
AU  - Mosley, Mary
ED  - Libby, Peter
TI  - Impact of Abdominal Obesity on CVD and Diabetes
DP  - 2013 Dec 01
TA  - MD Conference Express
PG  - 16--17
VI  - 13
IP  - 16
4099  - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/13/16/16.short
4100  - http://mdc.sagepub.com/content/13/16/16.full
AB  - Obesity is an inflammatory process, and as visceral adipose tissue (VAT) increases, inflammation increases. As the components of metabolic syndrome increase, inflammation increases, as shown by increases in C-reactive protein (CRP) in the Women's Health Study [Ridker PM et al. Circulation 2003]. Additionally, this article discusses the role of epicardial and intrathoracic fat with cardiovascular (CV) risk factors, and the association between low levels of high-density lipoprotein cholesterol (HDL-C; <60 mg/dL) and increased hazard of coronary heart disease, stroke, and CV events.