Epicardial fat and coronary atherosclerosis: The effect of autonomic nervous system function

Journal of Cardiovascular Medicine

Volumn 16, Issue 9, 2015, Pages 650-651

  Ulucan, Seref ^a   Keser, Ahmet ^a   Kaya, Zeynettin ^a   Katlandur, Hüseyin ^a  

^a MEVLANA UNIVERSITY   (Turkey)

Author keywords

[No Author keywords available]

Indexed keywords

ADIPOCYTOKINE;

ARRHYTHMOGENESIS; ATHEROGENESIS; AUTONOMIC NERVOUS SYSTEM FUNCTION; BODY FAT DISTRIBUTION; CARDIAC AUTONOMIC NEUROPATHY; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CORONARY ARTERY ATHEROSCLEROSIS; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CYTOKINE RELEASE; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DISEASE SEVERITY; EPICARDIAL FAT VOLUME; EPICARDIUM; HUMAN; LETTER; ADIPOSE TISSUE; CORONARY BLOOD VESSEL; FEMALE; MALE; PERICARDIUM; RADIOGRAPHY;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY VESSELS; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; PERICARDIUM;

EID: 84942757244     PISSN: 15582027     EISSN: 15582035     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.2459/JCM.0000000000000268     Document Type: Letter

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