Increase in epicardial fat volume is associated with greater coronary artery calcification progression in subjects at intermediate risk by coronary calcium score: A serial study using non-contrast cardiac CT

Atherosclerosis

Volumn 218, Issue 2, 2011, Pages 363-368

  Nakanishi, Rine ^a   Rajani, Ronak ^a   Cheng, Victor Y ^a,b   Gransar, Heidi ^a   Nakazato, Ryo ^a   Shmilovich, Haim ^a   Otaki, Yuka ^a   Hayes, Sean W ^a,b   Thomson, Louise E J ^a,b   Friedman, John D ^a,b   Slomka, Piotr J ^a,b   Berman, Daniel S ^a,b   Dey, Damini ^a,b  

^a CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

^b UNIVERSITY OF CALIFORNIA   (United States)

Author keywords

Atherosclerosis; Coronary calcium score; Epicardial fat volume; Progression

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; ARTICLE; ASYMPTOMATIC DISEASE; BODY SURFACE; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CORONARY ARTERY CALCIFICATION; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY CALCIUM SCORE; DISEASE COURSE; EPICARDIAL FAT VOLUME; FEMALE; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK FACTOR; SCORING SYSTEM;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; AGED; CALCINOSIS; CALCIUM; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY VESSELS; DISEASE PROGRESSION; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERICARDIUM; RISK; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED; TREATMENT OUTCOME;

EID: 80053242725     PISSN: 00219150     EISSN: 18791484     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2011.07.093     Document Type: Article

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