How to interpret epicardial adipose tissue as a cause of coronary artery disease: A meta-analysis

Coronary Artery Disease

Volumn 23, Issue 4, 2012, Pages 227-233

  Xu, Yan ^a   Cheng, Xiaoshu ^a   Hong, Kui ^a   Huang, Chahua ^a   Wan, Li ^a  

^a NANCHANG UNIVERSITY   (China)

Author keywords

coronary artery disease; epicardial adipose tissue; epicardial fat

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADIPOSE TISSUE THICKNESS; ADIPOSE TISSUE VOLUME; ARTICLE; CELLULAR PARAMETERS; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; EPICARDIUM; HUMAN; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; BIOLOGICAL MARKERS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; HUMANS; PERICARDIUM; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84862777149     PISSN: 09546928     EISSN: 14735830     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1097/MCA.0b013e328351ab2c     Document Type: Article

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