Association of epicardial fat with cardiovascular risk factors and incident myocardial infarction in the general population: The Heinz Nixdorf recall study

Journal of the American College of Cardiology

Volumn 61, Issue 13, 2013, Pages 1388-1395

  Mahabadi, Amir A ^a   Berg, Marie H ^a   Lehmann, Nils ^a   Kälsch, Hagen ^a   Bauer, Marcus ^a   Kara, Kaffer ^a   Dragano, Nico ^b   Moebus, Susanne ^a   Jöckel, Karl Heinz ^a   Erbel, Raimund ^a   Möhlenkamp, Stefan ^a,c  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

^b UNIVERSITY HOSPITAL DÜSSELDORF   (Germany)

^c Krankenhaus Bethanien   (Germany)

Author keywords

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

Indexed keywords

ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; ANTILIPEMIC AGENT; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; COHORT ANALYSIS; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY CALCIFICATION; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; EPICARDIAL ADIPOSE TISSUE; EPICARDIUM; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART INFARCTION; HUMAN; INCIDENCE; MALE; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; QUANTITATIVE ANALYSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SMOKING; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; AGED; FEMALE; HUMANS; LIFE STYLE; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MYOCARDIAL INFARCTION; PERICARDIUM; PLAQUE, ATHEROSCLEROTIC; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 84875415742     PISSN: 07351097     EISSN: 15583597     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2012.11.062     Document Type: Article

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