Thicker epicardial adipose tissue in nonobese hypertensive patients: An innocent bystander or overlooked villain

American Journal of Hypertension

Volumn 24, Issue 11, 2011, Pages 1191-1192

  Wang, Tzung Dau ^a   Chen, Ming Fong ^b  

^a NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY   (Taiwan)

^b NATIONAL TAIWAN UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Taiwan)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADIPOSE TISSUE; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; EPICARDIAL ADIPOSE TISSUE; EPICARDIUM; HEART RIGHT VENTRICLE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INTRATHORACIC VISCERAL OBESITY; MORBIDITY; MORTALITY; NOTE; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; THICKNESS; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

FEMALE; HUMANS; INTRA-ABDOMINAL FAT; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; PERICARDIUM;

EID: 80054920690     PISSN: 08957061     EISSN: 19417225     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/ajh.2011.155     Document Type: Note

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