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Epicardial adipose tissue is a robust measure of increased risk of myocardial infarction – a meta-analysis on over 6600 patients and rationale for the EPIC-ACS study

BACKGROUND: Epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) surrounds the heart and the coronary vessels. EAT produces pro- and anti-inflammatory cytokines. Several studies have already documented the association of EAT and cardiovascular risk factors as well as coronary artery disease manifestations. Currently com...

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Autores principales: Hendricks, Stefanie, Dykun, Iryna, Balcer, Bastian, Totzeck, Matthias, Rassaf, Tienush, Mahabadi, Amir Abbas
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Lippincott Williams & Wilkins 2021
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8718235/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/34967351
http://dx.doi.org/10.1097/MD.0000000000028060