Epicardial Fat Thickness and Free Fatty Acid Level are Predictors of Acute Ischemic Stroke with Atrial Fibrillation

BACKGROUND: Increased epicardial fat is known to be associated with the presence and chronicity of atrial fibrillation (AF). Free fatty acids (FFAs) are major components of epicardial fat; however, their potential association with AF in ischemic stroke has not been investigated. We aimed to assess t...

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Published in:J Cardiovasc Imaging
Main Authors: Cho, Kyoung-Im, Kim, Bong-Joon, Cho, Sang-Hoon, Lee, Jin-Hyung, Kim, Meyung-Kug, Yoo, Bong-Goo
Format: Artigo
Language:Inglês
Published: Korean Society of Echocardiography 2018
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Online Access:https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6024837/
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/29971268
https://ncbi.nlm.nih.govhttp://dx.doi.org/10.4250/jcvi.2018.26.e1
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