Hemostatic alterations linked to body fat distribution, fatty liver, and insulin resistance

• Main Authors: Sebastian Hörber (Author), Rainer Lehmann (Author), Norbert Stefan (Author), Jürgen Machann (Author), Andreas L. Birkenfeld (Author), Robert Wagner (Author), Martin Heni (Author), Hans-Ulrich Häring (Author), Andreas Fritsche (Author), Andreas Peter (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2021-11-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective: Obesity, in particular visceral obesity, and insulin resistance emerged as major risk factors for severe coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19), which is strongly associated with hemostatic alterations. Because obesity and insulin resistance predispose to thrombotic diseases, we investigated...