Visceral adipose tissue influences on coronary artery calcification at young and middle-age groups using computed tomography angiography

Purpose: The purpose of the study was to evaluate the impact of excessive visceral adipose tissue (VAT) on subclinical coronary atherosclerosis and coronary artery calcifications (CAC) in young and middle-age groups using multislice computed tomography. Methods: This study is a single center, cross-...

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Main Authors: Rami M Abazid, M Obadah Kattea, Sawsan Sayed, Hanaa Saqqah, Mohammed Qintar, Osama A Smettei
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wolters Kluwer Medknow Publications 2015-07-01
Series:Avicenna Journal of Medicine
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Online Access:http://www.thieme-connect.de/DOI/DOI?10.4103/2231-0770.160242