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SUBMITTER: van Eyk HJ
PROVIDER: S-EPMC5851430 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Jan
REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature
van Eyk Huub J HJ van Schinkel Linda D LD Kantae Vasudev V Dronkers Charlotte E A CEA Westenberg Jos J M JJM de Roos Albert A Lamb Hildo J HJ Jukema J Wouter JW Harms Amy C AC Hankemeier Thomas T van der Stelt Mario M Jazet Ingrid M IM Rensen Patrick C N PCN Smit Johannes W A JWA
Nutrition & diabetes 20180117 1
<h4>Background/objectives</h4>Endocannabinoids (ECs) are associated with obesity and ectopic fat accumulation, both of which play a role in the development of cardiovascular disease (CVD) in type 2 diabetes (T2D). The effect of prolonged caloric restriction on ECs in relation to fat distribution and cardiac function is still unknown. Therefore, our aim was to investigate this relationship in obese T2D patients with coronary artery disease (CAD).<h4>Subjects/methods</h4>In a prospective intervent ...[more]