A relationship between echocardiographic subepicardial adipose tissue and metabolic syndrome

International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2008, Pages 577-583

  Okyay, Kaan ^a   Balcioglu, Akif Serhat ^a   Tavil, Yusuf ^a   Tacoy, Gulten ^a   Turkoglu, Sedat ^a   Abacı, Adnan ^a  

^a GAZI UNIVERSITY FACULTY OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Epicardial fat; Metabolic syndrome

Indexed keywords

ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; GLUCOSE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CRITERION VARIABLE; DIABETES MELLITUS; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; HYPERTENSION; INTRAABDOMINAL FAT; LIPOPROTEIN BLOOD LEVEL; M MODE ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; SEX DIFFERENCE; SUBEPICARDIAL ADIPOSE TISSUE; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

EID: 48949118191     PISSN: 15695794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10554-008-9295-3     Document Type: Article

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