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Epicardial Adipose Tissue: Clinical Biomarker of Cardio-Metabolic Risk

Epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) is part of the visceral adipose tissue (VAT) that surrounds the heart and it is a quantifiable, modifiable, and multifaceted tissue that has both local and systemic effects. When EAT is enlarged, EAT contributes to atherosclerotic cardiovascular disease (ASCVD) risk a...

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Autores principales: Villasante Fricke, Alexandra C., Iacobellis, Gianluca
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: MDPI 2019
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6929015/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31795098
http://dx.doi.org/10.3390/ijms20235989