Epicardial adipose tissue thickness and its corelation with metabolic risk parameters in people living with HIV: A RIMS study

Epicardial adipose tissue thickness and its corelation with metabolic risk parameters in people living with HIV: A RIMS study

Context: Epicardial fat envelopes the coronary vessel adventitia without fascial separation, thus pathologic inflammation in the fat may promote the growth of atherosclerotic plaque in coronary arteries in an 'outside-in' fashion. Epicardial fat is quantitatively increased in HIV compared...

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Main Authors: S Bhagyabati Devi, Keisham J Chanu, T Jeetenkumar, H Lalrinfela, Priscilla C Lalhmachhuani, Tutan Das
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2018-01-01
Series:Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism
Subjects:
Epicardial adipose tissue
HAART
metabolic parameters
PLHIV
visceral adiposit
Online Access:http://www.ijem.in/article.asp?issn=2230-8210;year=2018;volume=22;issue=5;spage=641;epage=644;aulast=Devi

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