The association of pericardial fat with calcified coronary plaque

BACKGROUND: Pericardial fat has a higher secretion of inflammatory cytokines than subcutaneous fat. Cytokines released from pericardial fat around coronary arteries may act locally on the adjacent cells. OBJECTIVE: We examined the relationship between pericardial fat and calcified coronary plaque. D...

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Main Authors: Ding, Jingzhong, Kritchevsky, Stephen B., Harris, Tamara B., Burke, Gregory L., Detrano, Robert C., Szklo, Moyses, Carr, J. Jeffrey
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: 2008
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC4098129/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/18535554
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.1038/oby.2008.278
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