Association of pericardial fat and coronary high-risk lesions as determined by cardiac CT
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Pericardial adipose tissue determined by dual source CT is a risk factor for coronary atherosclerosis.
OBJECTIVES Pericardial fat as a visceral fat depot may be involved in the pathogenesis of coronary atherosclerosis. To gain evidence for that concept we sought to investigate the relation of pericardial fat volumes to risk factors, serum adiponectin levels, inflammatory biomarkers, and the quantity and morphology of coronary atherosclerosis. METHODS AND RESULTS Using Dual source CT angiograph...
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ژورنال
عنوان ژورنال: Atherosclerosis
سال: 2012
ISSN: 0021-9150
DOI: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2012.02.029