Researchers from the Institute for Neurosciences (IN), a joint center of the Miguel Hernández University of Elche (UMH) and the Spanish National Research Council (CSIC), who are also part of the Network Center for Biomedical Research in Neurodegenerative Diseases (CIBERNED) and the Alicante Institute for Health and Biomedical Research (ISABIAL), have developed a cellular fractionation protocol.
Muscle fat infiltration predicts heart disease risk better than BMI, study finds
Skeletal muscle fat infiltration (IMAT) is linked to coronary microvascular dysfunction and increased cardiovascular risk, independent of BMI and traditional risk factors.