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World J Hypertens. Feb 23, 2012; 2(1): 13-21
Published online Feb 23, 2012. doi: 10.5494/wjh.v2.i1.13
Adipose tissue in the pathophysiology of cardiovascular disease: Who is guilty?
Plinio Cirillo, Fabio Maresca, Vito Di Palma, Francesca Ziviello, Michele Bevilacqua
Plinio Cirillo, Fabio Maresca, Vito Di Palma, Francesca Ziviello, Michele Bevilacqua, Department of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular and Immunological Sciences (Division of Cardiology), University of Naples “Federico II”, via Sergio Pansini, 5, 80131 Naples, Italy
Author contributions: Maresca F and Di Palma V wrote the first draft; Ziviello F and Bevilacqua M checked the appropriate references; Cirillo P revised the final version and gave the final approval.
Correspondence to: Plinio Cirillo, MD, PhD, Assistant Professor, Department of Internal Medicine, Cardiovascular and Immunological Sciences (Division of Cardiology), University of Naples “Federico II”, via Sergio Pansini, 5, 80131 Naples, Italy. pcirillo@unina.it
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Received: July 28, 2011
Revised: December 16, 2011
Accepted: January 12, 2012
Published online: February 23, 2012
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