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Original Articles

• Influence of Upper and Lower Body Adipose Tissue on Insulin Sensitivity in South Asian Men (15 December, 2015)

  Preetha Balakrishnan, Scott M. Grundy, Arsalla Islam, Fredrick Dunn, Gloria Lena Vega
• Insulin Resistance Predicts Steatosis and Fibrosis in Morbidly Obese Patients Undergoing Bariatric Surgery (15 December, 2015)

  Rocio Aller, Daniel de Luis, David Pacheco, Maria Concepcion Velasco, Olatz Izaola, Manuel Gonzalez Sagrado
• Different Antidiabetic Regimens and the Development of Renal Dysfunction in US Veterans With Type 2 Diabetes Mellitus (15 December, 2015)

  Elvira O. Gosmanova, Robert B. Canada, Jim Wan, Therese A. Mangold, Barry M. Wall
• Mutation Screening of the APOA5 Gene in Subjects With Coronary Artery Disease (15 December, 2015)

  Muhidien Soufi, Alexander M. Sattler, Bilgen Kurt, Juergen R. Schaefer
• Serum Levels of Adipocyte Fatty Acid–Binding Protein Are Independently Associated With Left Ventricular Mass and Myocardial Performance Index in Obstructive Sleep Apnea Syndrome (15 December, 2015)

  Mustafa Mücahit Balci, Uğur Arslan, Hikmet Firat, İbrahim Kocaoğlu, Mustafa Gökhan Vural, Kevser Gülcihan Balci, Orhan Maden, Oğuz Alp Gürbüz, Sadık Ardiç, Ekrem Yeter
• Treatment of Malignant Gastric Outlet Obstruction With Metallic Stents (15 December, 2015)

  Hao-Tsai Cheng, Ching-Song Lee, Cheng-Hui Lin, Chi-Liang Cheng, Jui-Hsiang Tang, Yung-Kuan Tsou, Jui-Min Chang, Mu-Hsien Lee, Kai-Feng Sung, Nai-Jen Liu
• Influence of Renal Artery Variants, Number, Location, and Degree of Renal Artery Stenoses on the Atherosclerotic Burden of the Aorta (15 December, 2015)

  Johannes Petersen, Michaela Plaikner, Parinaz Nasseri, Peter Rehder, Christian Koppelstätter, Guido F. Pauli, Bernhard Glodny
• Renal Protection of Losartan 50 mg in Normotensive Chinese Patients With Nondiabetic Chronic Kidney Disease (15 December, 2015)

  Pei-Cheng Shen, Li-Qun He, Xue-Jun Yang, He-Xin Cao
• Long-Acting Beta 2 Agonists Suppress IP-10 Expression in Human Bronchial Epithelial Cells (15 December, 2015)

  Jien-Wen Chien, Yu-Te Chu, San-Nan Yang, Chang-Hung Kuo, Wei-Li Wang, Po-Lin Kuo, Yuh-Jyh Jong, Chih-Hsing Hung