Relation between cardiovascular disease risk factors and epicardial adipose tissue density on cardiac computed tomography in patients at high risk of cardiovascular events

European Journal of Preventive Cardiology

Volumn 24, Issue 6, 2017, Pages 660-670

  Franssens, Bas T ^a   Nathoe, Hendrik M ^a   Leiner, Tim ^a   Van Der Graaf, Yolanda ^a   Visseren, Frank L J ^a  

^a UNIVERSITY MEDICAL CENTER UTRECHT   (Netherlands)

Author keywords

Adipose tissue attenuation; Adipose tissue density; Cardiovascular disease; Cardiovascular risk factors; Computed tomography; Coronary artery disease; Coronary atherosclerosis; Epicardial adipose tissue

Indexed keywords

ACETYLSALICYLIC ACID; ANTIDIABETIC AGENT; ANTIHYPERTENSIVE AGENT; C REACTIVE PROTEIN; GLUCOSE; HEMOGLOBIN A1C; HIGH DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; HYDROXYMETHYLGLUTARYL COENZYME A REDUCTASE INHIBITOR; LOW DENSITY LIPOPROTEIN CHOLESTEROL; TRIACYLGLYCEROL;

ADULT; AGE; ALCOHOL CONSUMPTION; ARTICLE; ATTENUATION; BLOOD PRESSURE MONITORING; BODY MASS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCANNER; CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFT; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDY; DISEASE ASSOCIATION; DRUG USE; EPICARDIAL FAT; FEMALE; HOMEOSTASIS MODEL ASSESSMENT; HUMAN; HYPERTENSION; INTRAPERITONEAL FAT; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; METABOLIC SYNDROME X; MIDDLE AGED; MUSCULOSKELETAL SYSTEM PARAMETERS; NON INSULIN DEPENDENT DIABETES MELLITUS; OBESITY; PHYSICAL ACTIVITY; PRIORITY JOURNAL; QUESTIONNAIRE; SEX DIFFERENCE; TISSUE DENSITY; WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE; ADIPOSE TISSUE; AGED; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; PERICARDIUM; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PROCEDURES; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDY; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTOR; STATISTICAL MODEL;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; AGED; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CROSS-SECTIONAL STUDIES; FEMALE; HUMANS; LINEAR MODELS; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; MULTIDETECTOR COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY; MULTIVARIATE ANALYSIS; MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA; PERICARDIUM; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; PROSPECTIVE STUDIES; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS;

EID: 85018705643     PISSN: 20474873     EISSN: 20474881     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1177/2047487316679524     Document Type: Article

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