Influence of the age on the correlation of obesity measures with coronary atherosclerotic markers

Objectives: To assess the influence of age on the association of pericardial fat volume (PFV), weight and body mass index (BMI) with coronary stenosis, plaque and coronary artery calcification (CAC). Materials and methods: A total of 127 consecutive patients with intermediate pretest probability of...

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Main Authors: Hussein Nafakhi, Abdulameer A. Al-Mosawi, Hasan A. Al-Nafakh
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2016-06-01
Series:The Egyptian Heart Journal
Subjects:
Age
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1110260815300144