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...

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Published in:	Electronic Physician
Main Authors:	Fereshteh Ghaderi, Ali Eshraghi, Alireza Sepehri Shamloo, Sareh Mousavi
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Electronic Physician 2016-09-01
Subjects:	Epicardial fat thickness Pericardial fat thickness Coronary artery disease
Online Access:	https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5074760/