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People with pockets of fat hidden within their muscles have a higher risk of dying from heart-related health problems, ...

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Increased intermuscular fat, not BMI, was independently associated with coronary microvascular function and major adverse CV ...

People with pockets of fat hidden inside their muscles are at a higher risk of dying or being hospitalized from a heart ...

Skeletal muscle fat infiltration (IMAT) is linked to coronary microvascular dysfunction and increased cardiovascular risk, ...