Pericardial Fat Is Associated with Coronary Artery Calcification in Non-Dialysis Dependent Chronic Kidney Disease Patients

Pericardial fat (PF) a component of visceral adipose tissue has been consistently related to coronary atherosclerosis in the general population. This study evaluated the association between PF and coronary artery calcification (CAC) in non-dialysis dependent chronic kidney disease (CKD) patients. Th...

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Autores principales: Harada, Paulo H. N., Canziani, Maria E., Lima, Leonardo M., Kamimura, Maria, Rochitte, Carlos E., Lemos, Marcelo M., Cuppari, Lilian, Filho, Roberto Kalil, Draibe, Sergio A., Santos, Raul D.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2014
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4257663/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25479288
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0114358

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4257663/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/25479288
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0114358

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