Pericardial fat is more abundant in patients with coronary atherosclerosis and even in the non-obese patients: Evaluation with cardiac CT angiography

International Journal of Cardiovascular Imaging

Volumn 26, Issue SUPPL. 1, 2010, Pages 53-62

  Yong, Hwan Seok ^a,b   Kim, Eung Ju ^a   Seo, Hong Seog ^a   Kang, Eun Young ^a   Kim, Yun Kyung ^a   Woo, Ok Hee ^a   Han, Heon ^b  

^a Korea University College of Medicine   (South Korea)

^b Kangwon National University   (South Korea)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Computed tomography; Coronary artery disease; Epicardial adipose tissue

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; BODY FAT DISTRIBUTION; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMAN; IMAGE DISPLAY; IMAGE QUALITY; LIPID ANALYSIS; LIPID STORAGE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PERICARDIUM;

ADIPOSE TISSUE, WHITE; ADULT; AGED; BODY MASS INDEX; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERICARDIUM; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 77951142175     PISSN: 15695794     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s10554-009-9542-2     Document Type: Article

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