The association of epicardial fat thickness with blunted heart rate recovery in patients with metabolic syndrome

Tohoku Journal of Experimental Medicine

Volumn 224, Issue 4, 2011, Pages 257-262

  Sengul, Cihan ^a   Duman, Dursun ^b  

^a MEDICAL PARK HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

^b ISTANBUL MEDIPOL UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Cardiac stress test; Echocardiography; Epicardial fat; Heart rate recovery; Metabolic syndrome

Indexed keywords

ADULT; ARTICLE; BLUNTED HEART RATE RECOVERY; CARDIOVASCULAR PARAMETERS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL ARTICLE; CONTROLLED STUDY; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EPICARDIAL FAT THICKNESS; EXERCISE; FEMALE; HUMAN; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MORPHOMETRICS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HEART RATE; HUMANS; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MIDDLE AGED; PERICARDIUM; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 79960096858     PISSN: 00408727     EISSN: 13493329     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1620/tjem.224.257     Document Type: Article

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