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Maximal pericoronary adipose tissue thickness is associated with hypertension in nonobese patients with acute or chronic illness

BACKGROUND/AIMS: Recent studies have shown an association of epicardial fat thickness with diabetes and hypertension (HTN) in asymptomatic populations. However, there is lack of information as to whether there is similar association between pericoronary adipose tissue (PAT) and HTN in the patients w...

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Autores principales: Chang, Shinhae, Lee, Wangjin, Kwag, Byounggyu, Chung, Yun Hee, Kang, In Sook
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: The Korean Association of Internal Medicine 2017
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5511940/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/27919158
http://dx.doi.org/10.3904/kjim.2016.118