Epicardial adipose tissue thickness may be related diastolic dysfunction in obese adolescents

European Review for Medical and Pharmacological Sciences

Volumn 18, Issue 7, 2014, Pages 1109-

  Ozturk, C ^a   Balta, S ^b   Demirkol, S ^a   Celik, T ^a   Iyisoy, A ^a  

^a GULHANE SCHOOL OF MEDICINE   (Turkey)

^b ESKISEHIR MILITARY HOSPITAL   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADOLESCENCE; CARDIOVASCULAR PARAMETERS; DIASTOLIC DYSFUNCTION; EPICARDIUM; HEART VENTRICLE SEPTUM; HEART VENTRICLE WALL; HUMAN; LETTER; MEASUREMENT; OBESITY; THICKNESS; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ARTERIAL WALL THICKNESS; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; CHILDHOOD OBESITY; COMMON CAROTID ARTERY; COMPLICATION; DOPPLER ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; ECHOGRAPHY; FEMALE; HEART DISEASES; MALE; PERICARDIUM;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADIPOSITY; CAROTID ARTERY DISEASES; CAROTID ARTERY, COMMON; CAROTID INTIMA-MEDIA THICKNESS; ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY, DOPPLER; FEMALE; HEART DISEASES; HUMANS; MALE; PEDIATRIC OBESITY; PERICARDIUM;

EID: 84902184178     PISSN: 11283602     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: None     Document Type: Letter

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