CAROTID PLAQUE INFLAMMATION IS ASSOCIATED WITH INFLAMMATORY ACTIVITY OF VISCERAL ADIPOSE TISSUE

Abstract

Objective:Visceral adipose tissue is thought to confer increased cardiovascular risk through leukocyte infiltration and increased adipose macrophage activity. Previous positron emission tomography (PET) studies using fluorodeoxyglucose (FDG) demonstrated that increased FDG uptake could reflect the s