Epicardial adipose tissue is associated with left atrial volume and fibrosis in patients with atrial fibrillation

BACKGROUND: Obesity is a risk factor for atrial fibrillation (AF) and strongly influences the response to treatment. Atrial fibrosis shows similar associations. Epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) may be a link between these associations. We sought to assess whether EAT is associated with body mass inde...

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Autores principales: Chahine, Yaacoub, Askari-Atapour, Bahareh, Kwan, Kirsten T., Anderson, Carter A., Macheret, Fima, Afroze, Tanzina, Bifulco, Savannah F., Cham, Matthew D., Ordovas, Karen, Boyle, Patrick M., Akoum, Nazem
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Frontiers Media S.A. 2022
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Cardiovascular Medicine
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC9664066/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/36386377
http://dx.doi.org/10.3389/fcvm.2022.1045730

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