Persistent over-dilation of muscle microvasculature may be one cause of chronic limb-threatening ischemia, recent studies by Kuopio University Hospital and the University of Eastern Finland show. In ...

Increased intermuscular fat is associated with coronary microvascular dysfunction and adverse cardiovascular outcomes.

The study showed that people with higher amounts of fat stored in their muscles were more likely to have damage to the tiny blood vessels that serve the heart (coronary microvascular dysfunction or ...

Persistent over-dilation of muscle microvasculature may be one cause of chronic limb-threatening ischemia, recent studies by Kuopio University Hospital and the University of Eastern Finland show.

Researchers found an independent association between increased intermuscular fat, not BMI, and major CV events and coronary microvascular function. Image: Adobe Stock “In turn, these chronic ...

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The new study, published in the European Heart Journal, adds evidence that existing measures, such as body mass index (BMI) or waist circumference, are not adequate to evaluate the risk of heart ...

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Although obstructive CAD or microvascular dysfunction may be present ... More research is warranted, particularly to develop disease modifying therapy. Precipitants of angina. Prognosis of chronic IHD ...

“Knowing that intermuscular fat raises the risk of heart disease gives us another way to identify people ... a condition called coronary microvascular dysfunction (CMD). The risk of CMD rose 2% for ...