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Is there relationship between epicardial fat and cardiovascular parameters in incident kidney transplant patients? A post-hoc analysis

BACKGROUND: Epicardial fat (EF) has been related to increased cardiovascular risk in chronic kidney disease patients. Kidney transplantation is associated with weight gain, especially within the first 12 months. Recently an association between EF and left ventricular mass (LVM) has been suggested in...

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Autores principales: Yazbek, Daniel Constantino, Carvalho, Aluizio Barbosa, Barros, Cinara Sa, Medina Pestana, Jose Osmar, Rochitte, Carlos Eduardo, dos Santos Filho, Raul Dias, Canziani, Maria Eugênia F.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Public Library of Science 2018
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5821310/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29466361
http://dx.doi.org/10.1371/journal.pone.0191009