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Cho SO, Baek KH, Choi UY, Park EH, Jung YS, Kim JH, Lee SI
KMID: 2182031
J Korean Acad Fam Med.
2004 Oct;25(10):760-763.
Hypereosinophilic syndrome is a rare disease characterized by marked peripheral eosinophilia and eosinophilic infiltration of many organs such as heart, lung, central nervous system, liver and spleen. This disease is...
BACKGROUND: The aim of this study was to elucidate the relationship between nonalcoholic fatty liver disease diagnosed by ultrasonography and the metabolic syndrome defined by NCEP-ATP III criteria.
METHODS: Sixty-nine adult...
BACKGROUND: In this study we estimated the prevalence of cardiovascular (CV) risk factors according to waist-to- height ratio (W/Ht ratio) in adult obese women to ensure the importance of abdominal...
BACKGROUND: Platelet activation has been implicated in the pathogenesis of a number of diseases, which include atherosclerosis, coronary vascular disease, and cerebrovascular disease. There have been controversies with the influence...
Obesity is an independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease, hypertension, and diabetes and is associated with several other medical and psychological disorders. Weight loss is known to reduce these risks...