Prevalence, Distribution, and Risk Factor Correlates of High Pericardial and Intrathoracic Fat Depots in the Framingham Heart Study | Zendy

George Thanassoulis | Zendy; Joseph M. Massaro | Zendy; Udo Hoffmann | Zendy; Amir A. Mahabadi | Zendy; Ramachandran S. Vasan | Zendy; Christopher J. O’Donnell | Zendy; Caroline S. Fox | Zendy

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Prevalence, Distribution, and Risk Factor Correlates of High Pericardial and Intrathoracic Fat Depots in the Framingham Heart Study

Author(s) -

George Thanassoulis,

Joseph M. Massaro,

Udo Hoffmann,

Amir A. Mahabadi,

Ramachandran S. Vasan,

Christopher J. O’Donnell,

Caroline S. Fox

Publication year - 2010

Publication title -

circulation cardiovascular imaging

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.584

H-Index - 99

eISSN - 1942-0080

pISSN - 1941-9651

DOI - 10.1161/circimaging.110.956706

Subject(s) - medicine , adipose tissue , framingham heart study , waist , pericardium , intra abdominal fat , risk factor , epicardial fat , obesity , cardiology , body mass index , framingham risk score , visceral fat , disease , insulin resistance

Pericardial and intrathoracic fat depots may represent novel risk factors for obesity-related cardiovascular disease. We sought to determine the prevalence, distribution, and risk factor correlates of high pericardial and intrathoracic fat deposits.

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