Echocardiographic measurement of epicardial adipose tissue in obese children

Pediatric Cardiology

Volumn 31, Issue 6, 2010, Pages 853-860

  Ozdemir, Osman ^a   Hizli, Samil ^b   Abaci, Ayhan ^a   Agladioglu, Kadir ^a   Aksoy, Sinef ^a  

^a Kecioren Egitim ve Arastirma Hastanesi ^*  (Turkey)

^b Kecioren Research and Training Hospital   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Childhood obesity; Echocardiography; Epicardial adipose tissue; Epicardial fat

Indexed keywords

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CHILD; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EPICARDIUM; FEMALE; HEART FUNCTION; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE; HEART SIZE; HEART VENTRICLE WALL; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; OBESITY; SCHOOL CHILD; SYSTOLE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPLICATION; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; ETIOLOGY; HEART VENTRICLE FUNCTION; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PERICARDIUM; PROCEDURES; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTOR;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; BODY MASS INDEX; CHILD; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; OBESITY; PERICARDIUM; PROGNOSIS; RISK FACTORS; VENTRICULAR DYSFUNCTION;

EID: 77955537417     PISSN: 01720643     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1007/s00246-010-9720-y     Document Type: Article

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