Association of epicardial adipose tissue and left atrial size on non-contrast CT with atrial fibrillation: The Heinz Nixdorf Recall Study

European Heart Journal Cardiovascular Imaging

Volumn 15, Issue 8, 2014, Pages 863-869

  Mahabadi, Amir A ^a   Lehmann, Nils ^a   Kälsch, Hagen ^a   Bauer, Marcus ^a   Dykun, Iryna ^a   Kara, Kaffer ^a   Moebus, Susanne ^a   Jöckel, Karl Heinz ^a   Erbel, Raimund ^a   Möhlenkamp, Stefan ^b  

^a UNIVERSITY OF DUISBURG ESSEN   (Germany)

^b Krankenhaus Bethanien   (Germany)

Author keywords

Atrial fibrillation; Cardiac computed tomography; Epicardial adipose tissue; Heinz Nixdorf Recall Study; Left atrium

Indexed keywords

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; ELECTROCARDIOGRAM; EPICARDIAL ADIPOSE TISSUE; FEMALE; FOLLOW UP; HEART ATRIUM FIBRILLATION; HEART LEFT ATRIUM; HUMAN; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MITRAL VALVE; PERICARDIUM; PRIORITY JOURNAL; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; GERMANY; HEART ATRIUM; MIDDLE AGED; ORGAN SIZE; PATHOLOGY; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PROCEDURES; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RADIOGRAPHY; RISK FACTOR;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; AGED; ATRIAL FIBRILLATION; ELECTROCARDIOGRAPHY; FEMALE; GERMANY; HEART ATRIA; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGAN SIZE; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK FACTORS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84904431187     PISSN: 20472404     EISSN: 20472412     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/jeu006     Document Type: Article

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