Epicardial fat thickness and cardiovascular involvements.
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Dear Editor, We have read the article ” Epicardial fat thickness(EFT) in patients with rheumatoid arthritis” written by Erdem et al. with a great interest.1 The authors aimed to explain the relationship between epicardial fat thickness and clinical and echocardiographic parameters in patients with rheumatoid arthritis. They concluded that EFT as an indicator of cardiovascular involvement was higher in rheumatoid arthritis patients. Thanks to the authors for their contribution of the present study which is successfully designed and documented.
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ورودعنوان ژورنال:
- African health sciences
دوره 15 4 شماره
صفحات -
تاریخ انتشار 2015