Peripheral Blood Flow Regulation in Human Obesity and Metabolic Syndrome
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Both obesity and metabolic syndrome are important cardiovascular disease risk factors. In this review, we explore the hypothesis that young obese adults and adults with metabolic syndrome exhibit alterations in blood flow regulation that occur before the onset of overt cardiovascular dysfunction.
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Blood flow regulation and oxygen saturation are both known to deviate with respect to obesity and BMI.
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- Authors
- Limberg, J. K., Morgan, B. J., & Schrage, W. G.
- Affiliations
- Mayo Clinic (US)
- Corresponding author
- Limberg, Jacqueline K.
- Venue
- Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews
- Published
- 2016-07
- Volume
- 44
- Issue
- 3
- Pages
- 116-122
- ISSN
- 0091-6331 (ISSN-L)
- 1538-3008
- PMC
- PMC4911252
- OpenAlex
- W2395984445
- Cited by
- 27
- References
- 43
- Citations by year
- 2026: 2 · 2025: 3 · 2024: 4 · 2022: 3 · 2021: 5 · 2020: 4 · 2019: 2 · 2018: 2 · 2017: 1 · 2015: 1
- FWCI
- 0.37
- Type
- journal article
- Language
- en
- Open access
- green
- www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov
- Locations
- Exercise and Sport Sciences Reviews (publishedVersion)
- PubMed (publishedVersion)
- PubMed Central (acceptedVersion)
- Funders
- National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institute (R01HL105820, K99HL130339)
- Topics
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Complementary and alternative medicine › Cardiovascular and exercise physiology
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors
- Health Sciences › Medicine › Cardiology and Cardiovascular Medicine › Cardiovascular Health and Disease Prevention
- Keywords
- obesity, metabolic syndrome, cardiovascular risk
- MeSH terms
- Blood Flow Velocity, Humans, Inflammation, Obesity, Vasoconstriction, Oxidative Stress, Muscle, Skeletal, Metabolic Syndrome
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