Epicardial adipose tissue as a marker of coronary artery disease risk

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 61, Issue 13, 2013, Pages 1396-1397

  Raggi, Paolo ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY OF ALBERTA   (Canada)

Author keywords

epicardial fat; epidemiology; Heinz Nixdorf Recall study; myocardial infarction; risk prediction

Indexed keywords

ADIPONECTIN;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ATHEROSCLEROTIC PLAQUE; BODY MASS; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY RISK; DISEASE MARKER; DISEASE SEVERITY; EPICARDIAL ADIPOSE TISSUE; EPICARDIUM; HUMAN; INTRAABDOMINAL FAT; NOTE; OBESITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RISK ASSESSMENT; SUBCUTANEOUS FAT; TISSUE DIFFERENTIATION; TISSUE STRUCTURE; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; WAIST HIP RATIO;

EID: 84875415738     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: 15583597     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2012.12.028     Document Type: Editorial

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