Open AccessA single slice measure of epicardial adipose tissue can serve as an indirect measure of total epicardial adipose tissue burden and is associated with obstructive coronary artery disease
Author(s) -
Trung N. Tran,
G. W. Small,
Myra Cocker,
Yeung Yam,
Benjamin J.W. Chow
Publication year - 2013
Publication title -
european heart journal - cardiovascular imaging
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.576
H-Index - 92
eISSN - 2047-2412
pISSN - 2047-2404
DOI - 10.1093/ehjci/jet175
Subject(s) - epicardial adipose tissue , adipose tissue , epicardial fat , cardiology , coronary artery disease , medicine , measure (data warehouse) , artery , computer science , data mining
To evaluate the practical use of the single slice measurement of epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) at the level of the left main coronary artery (EATLM) in predicting the presence of obstructive coronary artery disease (CAD).
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