Autopsy Patients With Obesity or Metabolic Syndrome as Basic Cause of Death: Are There Pathological Differences Between These Groups?

• Main Authors: Lucas Braz Gonçalves (Author), Helio Amante Miot (Author), Maria Aparecida Custódio Domingues (Author), Cristiano Claudino Oliveira (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: SAGE Publishing, 2018-07-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Background: The objectives of this study were the evaluation of pathological characteristics of patients with obesity or metabolic syndrome (MS) as basic cause of death, associating the autopsy findings with some clinical aspects and the abdominal adipose panicle thickness. Methods: A total of 88 au...