Epicardial adipose tissue thickness is associated with increased COVID-19 severity and mortality

BACKGROUND: Increased adiposity and visceral obesity have been linked to adverse COVID-19 outcomes. The amount of epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) may have relevant implications given its proximity to the heart and lungs. Here, we explored the role of EAT in increasing the risk for COVID-19 adverse o...

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Autores principales: Mehta, Roopa, Bello-Chavolla, Omar Yaxmehen, Mancillas-Adame, Leonardo, Rodriguez-Flores, Marcela, Pedraza, Natalia Ramírez, Encinas, Bethsabel Rodríguez, Carrión, Carolina Isabel Pérez, Ávila, María Isabel Jasso, Valladares-García, Jorge Carlos, Vanegas-Cedillo, Pablo Esteban, Juárez, Diana Hernández, Vargas-Vázquez, Arsenio, Antonio-Villa, Neftali Eduardo, Chapa-Ibarguengoitia, Monica, Almeda-Valdés, Paloma, Elias-Lopez, Daniel, Galindo-Fraga, Arturo, Gulias-Herrero, Alfonso, de Leon, Alfredo Ponce, Sifuentes-Osornio, José, Aguilar-Salinas, Carlos A.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Nature Publishing Group UK 2022
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Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC8749108/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/35017712
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/s41366-021-01050-7

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