Epicardial adiposity is associated with microalbuminuria in patients with essential hypertension

Acta Cardiologica Sinica

Volumn 33, Issue 1, 2017, Pages 74-80

  Ozturk, Mujgan Tek ^a   Ebinç, Fatma Ayerden ^a   Okyay, Gülay Ulusal ^a   Kutlugün, Aysun Akbal ^a  

^a Kecioren Teaching and Research Hospital ^*  (Turkey)

Author keywords

Epicardial adipose tissue; Hypertension; Microalbuminuria

Indexed keywords

ALBUMIN; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; CREATININE; HEMOGLOBIN; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; ADULT; ARTICLE; BLOOD PRESSURE MEASUREMENT; BLOOD VESSEL WALL; BODY MASS; CHOLESTEROL BLOOD LEVEL; CONTROLLED STUDY; EPICARDIAL FAT; EPICARDIUM; ESSENTIAL HYPERTENSION; FAT CONTENT; FEMALE; HEART LEFT VENTRICLE MASS; HUMAN; HUMAN TISSUE; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; MICROALBUMINURIA; MIDDLE AGED; SMOKING; TRANSTHORACIC ECHOCARDIOGRAPHY; URINALYSIS;

EID: 85009460294     PISSN: 10116842     EISSN: None     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.6515/ACS20160418A     Document Type: Article

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