Accumulation of epicardial fat rather than visceral fat is an independent risk factor for left ventricular diastolic dysfunction in patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis

BACKGROUND: Symptoms of heart failure with preserved left ventricular systolic function are common among patients undergoing peritoneal dialysis (PD). Epicardial fat (EpF) is an ectopic fat depot with possible paracrine or mechanical effects on myocardial function. The aim of our current study is to...

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Autores principales: Lin, Heng-Hsu, Lee, Jen-Kuang, Yang, Chung-Yi, Lien, Yu-Chung, Huang, Jenq-Wen, Wu, Cho-Kai
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: BioMed Central 2013
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Original Investigation
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3766214/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24001037
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1475-2840-12-127

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3766214/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/24001037
http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/1475-2840-12-127

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