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SUBMITTER: Bayomy O
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5564011 | biostudies-literature | 2017 Aug
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
Bayomy Omar O Rao Ajay D AD Garg Rajesh R Vaidya Anand A Kotin Alyssa R AR Reiber Beata B Nijmeijer Stephanie S Di Carli Marcelo F MF Jerosch-Herold Michael M Kwong Raymond Y RY Adler Gail K GK
Metabolic syndrome and related disorders 20170515 6
<h4>Background</h4>Plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 (PAI-1) is implicated in the pathophysiology of cardiovascular disease (CVD) and increased in individuals with type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM). Adipose tissue produces PAI-1, and pericardial fat is a CVD risk factor. We sought to determine the relationship between PAI-1 and pericardial fat in males and females with well-controlled T2DM.<h4>Methods</h4>The study population consisted of 32 males and 19 females, aged 35-70 years with T2DM, withou ...[more]