Epicardial adipose tissue and coronary artery calcification in psoriasis patients

Journal of the European Academy of Dermatology and Venereology

Volumn 29, Issue 2, 2015, Pages 270-277

  Torres, T ^a,b   Bettencourt, N ^c   Mendonca D ^b   Vasconcelos, C ^a,b   Gama, V ^c   Silva, B M ^b   Selores, M ^a  

^a Institute of Biomedical Sciences Abel Salazar   (Portugal)

^b UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

^c Centro Hospitalar Gaia/Espinho   (Portugal)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; AGE; ARTICLE; ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CARDIOMETABOLIC RISK; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY CALCIFICATION; DISEASE DURATION; EPICARDIAL ADIPOSE TISSUE; FEMALE; HUMAN; INSULIN RESISTANCE; INTRAABDOMINAL FAT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; PSORIASIS; SEX; SUBCUTANEOUS FAT; CALCINOSIS; CASE CONTROL STUDY; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORONARY BLOOD VESSEL; MIDDLE AGED; PATHOLOGY; PERICARDIUM;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; CALCINOSIS; CASE-CONTROL STUDIES; CORONARY VESSELS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; PERICARDIUM; PSORIASIS; TOMOGRAPHY, X-RAY COMPUTED;

EID: 84921604957     PISSN: 09269959     EISSN: 14683083     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1111/jdv.12516     Document Type: Article

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