Epicardial fat thickness correlates with ApoB/ApoA1 ratio, coronary calcium and carotid intima media thickness in asymptomatic subjects

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 151, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 234-236

  Rego, Julio Oscar Cabrera ^a   Iacobellis, Gianluca ^b   Sarmientos, Julio C Gandarilla ^a   Mustelier, Juan Valiente ^a   Aquiles, Eddy W Olivares ^a   Rodríguez, Vladimir Mendoza ^a   Rojas, Nurys Armas ^a  

^a National Institute of Cardiology and Cardiovascular Surgery   (Cuba)

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

Author keywords

Cardiovascular risk; Epicardial adipose tissue; Epicardial fat

Indexed keywords

APOLIPOPROTEIN A1; APOLIPOPROTEIN B;

ADULT; AGE; AGED; APOLIPOPROTEIN B APOLIPOPROTEIN A1 RATIO; ARTERIAL WALL THICKNESS; CARDIOVASCULAR PARAMETERS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAROTID ARTERY; CAROTID ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY CALCIUM SCORE; EPICARDIAL FAT THICKNESS; FEMALE; FRAMINGHAM RISK SCORE; HISPANIC; HUMAN; LETTER; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 80052314243     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2011.06.045     Document Type: Article

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