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The relation between echocardiographic epicardial fat thickness and mitral annular calcification

BACKGROUND: Mitral annular calcification (MAC) is associated with several cardiovascular disorders including coronary artery disease (CAD), atrial fibrillation, heart failure, ischemic stroke and increased mortality. Epicardial fat thickness (EFT) has strong correlation with obesity, CAD, insulin re...

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Autores principales: Guler, Serdar, Varol, Ercan
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Makerere Medical School 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6531966/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31148995
http://dx.doi.org/10.4314/ahs.v19i1.41