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An increase in epicardial adipose tissue is strongly associated with carotid intima-media thickness and atherosclerotic plaque, but LDL only with the plaque
OBJECTIVE: Carotid intima-media thickness (CIMT) is reliable marker of subclinical atherosclerosis and cardiovascular events. Until today, there was no study that investigated whether epicardial adipose tissue (EAT), which is a surrogate for lipid depot in a special visceral tissue or circulating li...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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Kare Publishing
2017
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5324864/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27564776 http://dx.doi.org/10.14744/AnatolJCardiol.2016.6885 |