Nutrition, Metabolism & Cardiovascular Diseases
Volume 22, Issue 2 , Pages 95-102 , February 2012

Effects of therapeutic lifestyle changes on peripheral artery tonometry in patients with abdominal obesity

  • R. Ferré

      Affiliations

    • Vascular Medicine and Metabolism Unit and Research Unit on Lipids and Atherosclerosis, Sant Joan University Hospital, IISPV, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, C.Sant Llorenç 21, 43201 Reus, Spain
    • CIBER of Diabetes and Associated Metabolic Diseases (CIBERDEM), Barcelona, Spain
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  • N. Plana

      Affiliations

    • Vascular Medicine and Metabolism Unit and Research Unit on Lipids and Atherosclerosis, Sant Joan University Hospital, IISPV, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, C.Sant Llorenç 21, 43201 Reus, Spain
    • CIBER of Diabetes and Associated Metabolic Diseases (CIBERDEM), Barcelona, Spain
    • ,
  • J. Merino

      Affiliations

    • Vascular Medicine and Metabolism Unit and Research Unit on Lipids and Atherosclerosis, Sant Joan University Hospital, IISPV, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, C.Sant Llorenç 21, 43201 Reus, Spain
    • CIBER of Diabetes and Associated Metabolic Diseases (CIBERDEM), Barcelona, Spain
    • ,
  • G. Aragonès

      Affiliations

    • Vascular Medicine and Metabolism Unit and Research Unit on Lipids and Atherosclerosis, Sant Joan University Hospital, IISPV, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, C.Sant Llorenç 21, 43201 Reus, Spain
    • CIBER of Diabetes and Associated Metabolic Diseases (CIBERDEM), Barcelona, Spain
    • ,
  • J. Girona

      Affiliations

    • Vascular Medicine and Metabolism Unit and Research Unit on Lipids and Atherosclerosis, Sant Joan University Hospital, IISPV, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, C.Sant Llorenç 21, 43201 Reus, Spain
    • CIBER of Diabetes and Associated Metabolic Diseases (CIBERDEM), Barcelona, Spain
    • ,
  • M. Heras

      Affiliations

    • Vascular Medicine and Metabolism Unit and Research Unit on Lipids and Atherosclerosis, Sant Joan University Hospital, IISPV, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, C.Sant Llorenç 21, 43201 Reus, Spain
    • CIBER of Diabetes and Associated Metabolic Diseases (CIBERDEM), Barcelona, Spain
    • ,
  • B. Coll

      Affiliations

    • Vascular Medicine and Metabolism Unit and Research Unit on Lipids and Atherosclerosis, Sant Joan University Hospital, IISPV, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, C.Sant Llorenç 21, 43201 Reus, Spain
    • CIBER of Diabetes and Associated Metabolic Diseases (CIBERDEM), Barcelona, Spain
    • ,
  • R. Cos

      Affiliations

    • Vascular Medicine and Metabolism Unit and Research Unit on Lipids and Atherosclerosis, Sant Joan University Hospital, IISPV, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, C.Sant Llorenç 21, 43201 Reus, Spain
    • CIBER of Diabetes and Associated Metabolic Diseases (CIBERDEM), Barcelona, Spain
    • ,
  • L. Masana

      Affiliations

    • Vascular Medicine and Metabolism Unit and Research Unit on Lipids and Atherosclerosis, Sant Joan University Hospital, IISPV, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, C.Sant Llorenç 21, 43201 Reus, Spain
    • CIBER of Diabetes and Associated Metabolic Diseases (CIBERDEM), Barcelona, Spain
    • Corresponding Author InformationCorresponding author. Vascular Medicine and Metabolism Unit and Research Unit on Lipids and Atherosclerosis, Sant Joan University Hospital, IISPV, Universitat Rovira i Virgili, C. Sant Llorenç 21, 43201 Reus, Spain. Tel.: +34 977759366; fax: +34 977759322.

Received 29 January 2010 ,Revised 18 April 2010 ,Accepted 19 April 2010.

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doi: 10.1016/j.numecd.2010.04.008

Nutrition, Metabolism & Cardiovascular Diseases
Volume 22, Issue 2 , Pages 95-102 , February 2012

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