Epicardial obesity and atrial fibrillation: emphasis on atrial fat depot

The studies, performed with MRI and CT, showed that the increase of fat, immediately adjacent to the myocardium (epicardial fat) is correlated more strongly with the risk of atrial fibrillation than the general or abdominal obesity. According to some studies, epicardial fat around the left atrium is...

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Main Authors: Evgeniy S. Mazur, Vera V. Mazur, Nikolay D. Bazhenov, Sergey V. Kolbasnicov, Oksana V. Nilova
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Endocrinology Research Centre 2020-12-01
Series:Ожирение и метаболизм
Subjects:
epicardial fat
pericardial fat
transesophageal echocardiography
Online Access:https://www.omet-endojournals.ru/jour/article/view/12614
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