In these patients, increased thoracic visceral adipose tissue was associated with lower pulmonary vascular resistance (beta = –0.24; 95% CI, –0.46 to –0.02; ...

Thoracic Compression (Visceral) Reflex. The first segment of the chart shows normal respiration with the abdomen opened. The next depressed level of the curve is due to compression of the viscera ...

AURORA, Co—A study published in the August 2009 edition of the Journal of Thoracic Oncology found that non-small cell lung cancer (NSCLC) patients could be more accurately staged at diagnosis by ...

ATS 2013, PHILADELPHIA ─ A new study from researchers in Japan indicates that obstructive sleep apnea (OSA) is independently associated with visceral (abdominal) fat accumulation only in men ...

Visceral adiposity is considered to have a key role in cardiometabolic diseases. The purpose of this study is to investigate cross-sectionally the association between intra-abdominal fat area ...