Epicardial adipose tissue: A review of physiology, pathophysiology, and clinical applications;Epikardiyal yaǧ dokusu: Fizyoloji, patofizyoloji ve klinik uygulamalar hakkında bir derleme

Anadolu Kardiyoloji Dergisi

Volumn 13, Issue 3, 2013, Pages 261-265

  Şengül, Cihan ^a   Özveren, Olcay ^b  

^a Gaziosmanpasa Hospital   (Turkey)

^b YEDITEPE UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

Cardiac imaging; Cardiometabolic risk; Epicardial fat; Visceral fat

Indexed keywords

ADIPOCYTOKINE; GLUCOSE;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CARDIOMETABOLIC RISK; CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR MAGNETIC RESONANCE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; DIABETES MELLITUS; DISORDERS OF CARBOHYDRATE METABOLISM; EPICARDIAL ADIPOSE TISSUE; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INSULIN RESISTANCE; METABOLIC DISORDER; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; OBESITY; PATHOLOGICAL ANATOMY; PATHOPHYSIOLOGY; PHYSIOLOGY; REVIEW; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY;

EID: 84877613104     PISSN: None     EISSN: 13080032     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.5152/akd.2013.075     Document Type: Review

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