Epicardial Fat: Definition, Measurements and Systematic Review of Main Outcomes

Epicardial fat (EF) is a visceral fat deposit, located between the heart and the pericardium, which shares many of the pathophysiological properties of other visceral fat deposits, It also potentially causes local inflammation and likely has direct effects on coronary atherosclerosis. Echocardiograp...

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Autores principales: Bertaso, Angela Gallina, Bertol, Daniela, Duncan, Bruce Bartholow, Foppa, Murilo
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Sociedade Brasileira de Cardiologia 2013
Materias:
Clinical Update
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3998169/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23917514
http://dx.doi.org/10.5935/abc.20130138

Internet

https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC3998169/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/23917514
http://dx.doi.org/10.5935/abc.20130138

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