Epicardial fat volume is associated with coronary microvascular response in healthy subjects: A pilot study

Obesity

Volumn 20, Issue 6, 2012, Pages 1200-1205

  Gaborit, Bénédicte ^a,b,c,d   Kober, Frank ^a,d   Jacquier, Alexis ^a,d,e   Moro, Pierre Julien ^a,d,e   Flavian, Antonin ^a,d,e   Quilici, Jacques ^d,e   Cuisset, Thomas ^b,d,e   Simeoni, Umberto ^d,e   Cozzone, Patrick ^a,d   Alessi, Marie Christine ^b,d   Clément, Karine ^f   Bernard, Monique ^a,d   Dutour, Anne ^b,c,d  

^a University of Aix Marseille   (France)

^b INSERM   (France)

^c HÔPITAL NORD   (France)

^d AIX MARSEILLE UNIVERSITY   (France)

^e TIMONE HOSPITAL   (France)

^f CENTRE DE RECHERCHE DES CORDELIERS   (France)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADIPONECTIN;

ADRENERGIC STIMULATION; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD VESSEL REACTIVITY; CARDIOVASCULAR PARAMETERS; CARDIOVASCULAR RESPONSE; COLD PRESSOR TEST; CORONARY BLOOD VESSEL; CORONARY SINUS BLOOD FLOW; CORONARY VASCULAR RESISTANCE; EPICARDIAL FAT VOLUME; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE FUNCTION; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE MASS; HEART MUSCLE BLOOD FLOW; HEART RATE; HUMAN; HUMAN EXPERIMENT; MALE; MICROCIRCULATION; NORMAL HUMAN; NUCLEAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE IMAGING; PILOT STUDY; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; VOLUMETRY;

ADOLESCENT; ADULT; BLOOD PRESSURE; COLD TEMPERATURE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY CIRCULATION; CORONARY VESSELS; ENDOTHELIUM, VASCULAR; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MICROCIRCULATION; PILOT PROJECTS; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; VENTRICULAR FUNCTION, LEFT; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84861577234     PISSN: 19307381     EISSN: 1930739X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1038/oby.2011.283     Document Type: Article

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