Association of epicardial fat thickness with the severity of obstructive sleep apnea in obese patients

International Journal of Cardiology

Volumn 167, Issue 5, 2013, Pages 2244-2249

  Mariani, Stefania ^a   Fiore, Daniela ^a   Barbaro, Giuseppe ^a   Basciani, Sabrina ^b   Saponara, Maurizio ^a   D'Arcangelo, Enzo ^a   Ulisse, Salvatore ^a   Moretti, Costanzo ^c   Fabbri, Andrea ^c   Gnessi, Lucio ^a  

^a SAPIENZA UNIVERSITY OF ROME   (Italy)

^b IRCCS SAN RAFFAELE PISANA   (Italy)

^c UNIVERSITY OF ROME TOR VERGATA   (Italy)

Author keywords

Body composition; Cardiovascular risk factor; Epicardial fat; Obesity; Obstructive sleep apnea

Indexed keywords

GLUCOSE; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; AGED; ANTHROPOMETRIC PARAMETERS; ARTERIAL PRESSURE; ARTERIAL WALL THICKNESS; ARTICLE; BODY FAT DISTRIBUTION; BODY HEIGHT; BODY MASS; BODY WEIGHT; CARDIOMETABOLIC RISK; CARDIOVASCULAR PARAMETERS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; DIASTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; DUAL ENERGY X RAY ABSORPTIOMETRY; ECHOGRAPHY; EPICARDIAL FAT THICKNESS; FEMALE; GLUCOSE BLOOD LEVEL; HEMODYNAMIC PARAMETERS; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; OBESITY; PATHOGENESIS; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RIGHT VENTRICULAR END DIASTOLIC DIAMETER; RISK ASSESSMENT; SEX DIFFERENCE; SLEEP DISORDERED BREATHING; SYSTOLIC BLOOD PRESSURE; TRIACYLGLYCEROL BLOOD LEVEL; TRUNK LEG FAT MASS RATIO; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE;

BODY COMPOSITION; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK FACTOR; EPICARDIAL FAT; OBESITY; OBSTRUCTIVE SLEEP APNEA;

ABSORPTIOMETRY, PHOTON; ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; AGED; COHORT STUDIES; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; OBESITY; PERICARDIUM; POLYSOMNOGRAPHY; RISK FACTORS; SEVERITY OF ILLNESS INDEX; SLEEP APNEA, OBSTRUCTIVE;

EID: 84883261104     PISSN: 01675273     EISSN: 18741754     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2012.06.011     Document Type: Article

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