EPICARDIAL ADIPOSE TISSUE THICKNESS - AN ALTERNATIVE TO WAIST CIRCUMFERENCE AS A STAND-ALONE OR SECONDARY MAIN CRITERION IN METABOLIC SYNDROME DIAGNOSTICS?
Aim. To assess the potential of echocardiographically assessed epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) thickness as a predictor of high cardiovascular risk (CVR) and subclinical target organ damage (STOD) in patients with abdominal obesity (AO). Material and methods. In 132 normotensive AO patients (mean ag...
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Language: | Russian |
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«FIRMA «SILICEA» LLC
2014-03-01
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Series: | Российский кардиологический журнал |
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Online Access: | https://russjcardiol.elpub.ru/jour/article/view/21 |
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