70-year-old White male patient with weight of 79.8 kg, BMI of 29.3, low cardiovascular risk factors (nonsmoker, no diabetes diagnosis, blood pressure of 120/78) (IMAGE)

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70-year-old White male patient with weight of 79.8 kg, BMI of 29.3, low cardiovascular risk factors (nonsmoker, no diabetes diagnosis, blood pressure of 120/78)

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Left: Axial CT image at level of L3 vertebral body. Right: Matching automated segmentation label map. Visceral fat area z score is 1.41, corresponding to the 92nd percentile. Patient experienced both subsequent myocardial infarction and stroke.

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