Comparison of epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) thickness and anthropometric measurements in metabolic syndrome (MS) cases above and under the age of 65

Archives of Gerontology and Geriatrics

Volumn 52, Issue 2, 2011, Pages

  Karadag, Berrin ^a   Ozulu, Banu ^a   Ozturk, Feyza Yener ^a   Oztekin, Erkan ^a   Sener, Nur ^a   Altuntas, Yuksel ^a  

^a SISLI ETFAL TRAINING AND RESEARCH HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Anthropometric measures; Echocardiography in elderly; Epicardial adipose tissue

Indexed keywords

LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; ANTHROPOMETRY; ARTICLE; DIAGNOSTIC VALUE; EPICARDIUM; FEMALE; HUMAN; INTERMETHOD COMPARISON; INTRAABDOMINAL FAT; M MODE ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RANDOMIZED CONTROLLED TRIAL; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; TWO DIMENSIONAL ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADIPOSITY; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; AGING; ANTHROPOMETRY; BLOOD PRESSURE; BODY MASS INDEX; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PERICARDIUM; REGRESSION ANALYSIS; RISK FACTORS; SEX FACTORS; VISCERA; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 79551611892     PISSN: 01674943     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.archger.2010.06.016     Document Type: Article

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