Echocardiographic Epicardial Fat: A Review of Research and Clinical Applications

Journal of the American Society of Echocardiography

Volumn 22, Issue 12, 2009, Pages 1311-1319

  Iacobellis, Gianluca ^a   Willens, Howard J ^b  

^a MCMASTER UNIVERSITY   (Canada)

^b UNIVERSITY OF MIAMI MILLER SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (United States)

Author keywords

Echocardiography; Epicardial adipose tissue; Epicardial fat; Metabolic syndrome; Obesity

Indexed keywords

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ANGIOCARDIOGRAPHY; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; BARIATRIC SURGERY; BODY FAT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EPICARDIAL ADIPOSE TISSUE; EPICARDIAL FAT; EPICARDIUM; ETHNIC GROUP; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE MASS; HORMONE SUBSTITUTION; HUMAN; INSULIN RESISTANCE; INTRAABDOMINAL FAT; LOW CALORY DIET; MALE; MEASUREMENT; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; OBESITY; PERICARDIUM; PREDICTION; REVIEW; SEX DIFFERENCE; THICKNESS; TREATMENT OUTCOME; TWO DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WEIGHT REDUCTION;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; BIOMEDICAL RESEARCH; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; IMAGE ENHANCEMENT; PERICARDIUM;

EID: 70450172525     PISSN: 08947317     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.echo.2009.10.013     Document Type: Review

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