Association between epicardial adipose tissue volume and characteristics of non-calcified plaques assessed by coronary computed tomographic angiography

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 161, Issue 1, 2012, Pages 45-49

  Oka, Toshiharu ^a   Yamamoto, Hideya ^a   Ohashi, Norihiko ^a   Kitagawa, Toshiro ^a   Kunita, Eiji ^a   Utsunomiya, Hiroto ^a   Yamazato, Ryo ^a   Urabe, Yoji ^a   Horiguchi, Jun ^b   Awai, Kazuo ^a   Kihara, Yasuki ^a  

^a HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY   (Japan)

^b HIROSHIMA UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL   (Japan)

Author keywords

Cardiac computed tomography; Epicardial adipose tissue; Low density plaque; Positive remodeling

Indexed keywords

CALCIUM;

ABDOMINAL FAT; ADULT; AGE DISTRIBUTION; AGED; ANALYTICAL PARAMETERS; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR PARAMETERS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCANNER; CONTRAST ENHANCEMENT; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY CALCIUM SCORE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EPICARDIAL ADIPOSE TISSUE VOLUME; FEMALE; HEART VENTRICLE REMODELING; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; AGED; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; DIAGNOSIS, DIFFERENTIAL; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; PERICARDIUM; PLAQUE, ATHEROSCLEROTIC;

EID: 84867405333     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2011.04.021     Document Type: Article

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