


Viviany Taqueti
278 posts

@VTaqMD
Cardiologist | Executive Medical Director, Early Clinical Development, Cardiovascular, Renal, Metabolism, AstraZeneca | Harvard Medical School












Increased intermuscular fat is associated with coronary microvascular dysfunction and adverse cardiovascular outcomes independently of BMI. Discover more in #EHJ 👉 bit.ly/3EqRk2o @RoccoMontone @ehj_ed

Increased intermuscular fat is associated with coronary microvascular dysfunction and adverse cardiovascular outcomes independently of BMI and conventional risk factors. doi.org/10.1093/eurhea… #fat #obesity #IHD #cardiotwitter, @ESC_Journals, @escardio





Increased amounts of fat in skeletal muscle [intermuscular fat], a marker of inflammation, is associated with an increased risk of major cardiovascular events. From an observational study of >600 participants with PET scans, followed for 6 years (a first) academic.oup.com/eurheartj/adva… @ESC_Journals @VTaqMD








Fatty muscles raise the risk of serious heart disease regardless of overall body weight, according to study by @VTaqMD from @harvardmed published by @escardio @OUPMedicine @ESCardioNews bit.ly/42maQXZ

