Cargando…
Impact of long-term steroid therapy on epicardial and pericardial fat deposition: a cardiac MRI study
BACKGROUND: Increased cardiac fat has been identified as a risk factor for coronary artery disease. Metabolic syndrome is associated with increased cardiac fat deposition. Steroids are known to imitate some effects of metabolic syndrome and are frequently used in patients with rheumatic disorders. P...
Autores principales: | Kitterer, Daniel, Latus, Joerg, Henes, Joerg, Birkmeier, Stefan, Backes, Maik, Braun, Niko, Sechtem, Udo, Dominik Alscher, M., Mahrholdt, Heiko, Greulich, Simon |
---|---|
Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
Publicado: |
BioMed Central
2015
|
Materias: | |
Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4588496/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/26419433 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12933-015-0289-x |
Ejemplares similares
-
T1 and T2 mapping for evaluation of myocardial involvement in patients with ANCA-associated vasculitides
por: Greulich, Simon, et al.
Publicado: (2017) -
Evaluation of myocardial involvement in patients with connective tissue disorders: a multi-parametric cardiovascular magnetic resonance study
por: Mayr, Agnes, et al.
Publicado: (2016) -
Advanced myocardial tissue characterisation by a multi-component CMR protocol in patients with rheumatoid arthritis
por: Greulich, Simon, et al.
Publicado: (2017) -
Puumala Hantavirus-Induced Hemorrhagic Fever with Renal Syndrome Must Be Considered across the Borders of Nephrology to Avoid Unnecessary Diagnostic Procedures
por: Kitterer, Daniel, et al.
Publicado: (2015) -
The number of patients with severe encapsulating peritoneal sclerosis is decreasing in a large referral center in Germany
por: Kitterer, Daniel, et al.
Publicado: (2016)