Transthoracic echocardiography: adiposity, epicardial adipose tissue and right heart
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How do we measure epicardial adipose tissue thickness by transthoracic echocardiography?
Epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) is a component of the visceral adiposity located between the heart and pericardium. It is associated with certain diseases, such as metabolic syndrome, coronary artery disease, and hypertension. Therefore, measurement of EAT thickness has recently gained importance. Examination by transthoracic echocardiography for measuring EAT thickness is preferable because of...
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عنوان ژورنال: Cardiologia Croatica
سال: 2013
ISSN: 1848-543X,1848-5448
DOI: 10.15836/ccar.2013.158