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Andre Tchernof

Professor Laval University
Verified email at fsaa.ulaval.ca
Cited by 28605

Pathophysiology of human visceral obesity: an update

A Tchernof, JP Després - Physiological reviews, 2013 - journals.physiology.org
Excess intra-abdominal adipose tissue accumulation, often termed visceral obesity, is part
of a phenotype including dysfunctional subcutaneous adipose tissue expansion and ectopic …

Obesity phenotypes, diabetes, and cardiovascular diseases

ME Piché, A Tchernof, JP Després - Circulation research, 2020 - Am Heart Assoc
This review addresses the interplay between obesity, type 2 diabetes mellitus, and
cardiovascular diseases. It is proposed that obesity, generally defined by an excess of body fat …

Why might South Asians be so susceptible to central obesity and its atherogenic consequences? The adipose tissue overflow hypothesis

…, N Sarrafzadegan, A Tchernof - International journal …, 2007 - academic.oup.com
The rates of coronary disease have accelerated dramatically amongst South Asians, driven
to an important extent by the atherogenic dyslipidemia and type 2 diabetes that have …

Weight loss reduces C-reactive protein levels in obese postmenopausal women

A Tchernof, A Nolan, CK Sites, PA Ades… - Circulation, 2002 - Am Heart Assoc
Background— C-reactive protein (CRP) has been proposed as an independent risk factor
for cardiovascular disease and has been positively associated with body weight and body …

Effect of menopausal status on body composition and abdominal fat distribution

MJ Toth, A Tchernof, CK Sites… - International journal of …, 2000 - nature.com
OBJECTIVE: Preliminary studies suggest that the menopause transition is associated with
deleterious changes in body composition and abdominal fat distribution. Limitations of the …

The dense LDL phenotype: association with plasma lipoprotein levels, visceral obesity, and hyperinsulinemia in men

A Tchernof, B Lamarche, D Prud'homme… - Diabetes …, 1996 - Am Diabetes Assoc
OBJECTIVE To investigate the potential relationship between the cluster of metabolic
abnormalities found in visceral obesity and the small dense LDL phenotype. RESEARCH DESIGN …

Fasting insulin and apolipoprotein B levels and low-density lipoprotein particle size as risk factors for ischemic heart disease

B Lamarche, A Tchernof, P Mauriege, B Cantin… - Jama, 1998 - jamanetwork.com
Context.—Epidemiological studies have established a relationship between cholesterol and
low-density lipoprotein cholesterol (LDL-C) concentrations and the risk of ischemic heart …

Androgens and body fat distribution

K Blouin, A Boivin, A Tchernof - The Journal of steroid biochemistry and …, 2008 - Elsevier
An important sex difference in body fat distribution is generally observed. Men are usually
characterized by the android type of obesity, with accumulation of fat in the abdominal region, …

Hypertrophy and hyperplasia of abdominal adipose tissues in women

…, M Fortier, C Huot, C Rhéaume, A Tchernof - International journal of …, 2008 - nature.com
Objective: To examine the expression of selected transcription factors involved in adipogenesis
and genes related to lipid metabolism in abdominal subcutaneous and omental fat tissue…

Menopause‐related changes in body fat distribution

MJ Toth, A Tchernof, CK Sites… - Annals of the New York …, 2000 - Wiley Online Library
… ANDRÉ TCHERNOF… ANDRÉ TCHERNOFTchernof is the recipient of a postdoctoral
research fellowship from the American Heart Association. …