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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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications
2018-01-01
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Series: | Indian Journal of Endocrinology and Metabolism |
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Online Access: | http://www.ijem.in/article.asp?issn=2230-8210;year=2018;volume=22;issue=5;spage=641;epage=644;aulast=Devi |