Cardiac computed tomography-derived epicardial fat volume and attenuation independently distinguish patients with and without myocardial infarction

BACKGROUND AND OBJECTIVE: Epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) volume is associated with coronary plaque burden and adverse events. We aimed to determine, whether CT-derived EAT attenuation in addition to EAT volume distinguishes patients with and without myocardial infarction. METHODS AND RESULTS: In 94...

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Autores principales: Mahabadi, Amir Abbas, Balcer, Bastian, Dykun, Iryna, Forsting, Michael, Schlosser, Thomas, Heusch, Gerd, Rassaf, Tienush
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2017
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Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5570500/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28837682
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0183514

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https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5570500/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/28837682
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0183514

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