Epicardial Fat Thickness is Associated with Abnormal Left Ventricle Geometry in Newly Diagnosed Hypertension

BACKGROUND: Epicardial adipose tissue is an emerging cardio metabolic risk factor. Although an association between epicardial fat thickness (EFT) and left ventricle (LV) hypertrophy in hypertensive patients is known, the relationship between abnormal LV geometric patterns and EFT has yet to be inves...

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Published in:Acta Cardiol Sin
Main Authors: Şeker, Taner, Türkoğlu, Caner, Harbalıoğlu, Hazar, Gür, Mustafa
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Taiwan Society of Cardiology 2018
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC5968345/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29844650
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.6515/ACS.201805_34(3).20171209A
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