Assosiation of Epicardial and Pericardial Fat Thickness with Coronary Artery Disease
Introduction: Visceral adipose tissue is a known important risk factor for coronary artery disease (CAD). While some studies have suggested relationship between epicardial fat thickness (EFT) and CAD, there are no adequate studies for pericardial fat thickness (PFT). The aim of this study was to d...
Main Authors: | Fereshteh Ghaderi, Ali Eshraghi, Alireza Sepehri Shamloo, Sareh Mousavi |
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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Electronic Physician
2016-09-01
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Series: | Electronic Physician |
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Online Access: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5074760/ |
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