Epicardial Adipose Tissue and Metabolic Syndrome in Hypertensive Patients With Normal Body Weight and Waist Circumference | Zendy

Sante D. Pierdomenico | Zendy; Anna M. Pierdomenico | Zendy; Matteo Neri | Zendy; Franco Cuccurullo | Zendy

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Epicardial Adipose Tissue and Metabolic Syndrome in Hypertensive Patients With Normal Body Weight and Waist Circumference

Author(s) -

Sante D. Pierdomenico,

Anna M. Pierdomenico,

Matteo Neri,

Franco Cuccurullo

Publication year - 2011

Publication title -

american journal of hypertension

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 1.009

H-Index - 136

eISSN - 1941-7225

pISSN - 0895-7061

DOI - 10.1038/ajh.2011.134

Subject(s) - medicine , waist , metabolic syndrome , circumference , overweight , adipose tissue , body mass index , receiver operating characteristic , cardiology , obesity , endocrinology , geometry , mathematics

Metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a cluster of risk factors, related to visceral adiposity, which is frequently observed in overweight patients. However, it has also been reported in normal weight subjects. Epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) is a visceral fat. The aim of the study was to evaluate whether EAT is associated with MetS in hypertensive patients with normal weight and waist.

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