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Pericardial fat and its influence on cardiac diastolic function
BACKGROUND: Pericardial fat (PF) has been suggested to directly act on cardiomyocytes, leading to diastolic dysfunction. The aim of this study was to investigate whether a higher PF volume is associated with a lower diastolic function in healthy subjects. METHODS: 254 adults (40–70 years, BMI 18–35 ...
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Formato: | Online Artículo Texto |
Lenguaje: | English |
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BioMed Central
2020
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Acceso en línea: | https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC7430122/ https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/32807203 http://dx.doi.org/10.1186/s12933-020-01097-2 |