Pericardial Fat, Visceral Abdominal Fat, Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors, and Vascular Calcification in a Community-Based Sample | Zendy

Guido Aranha Rosito | Zendy; Joseph M. Massaro | Zendy; Udo Hoffmann | Zendy; Frederick L. Ruberg | Zendy; Amir A. Mahabadi | Zendy; Ramachandran S. Vasan | Zendy; Christopher J. O’Donnell | Zendy; Caroline S. Fox | Zendy

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Pericardial Fat, Visceral Abdominal Fat, Cardiovascular Disease Risk Factors, and Vascular Calcification in a Community-Based Sample

Author(s) -

Guido Aranha Rosito,

Joseph M. Massaro,

Udo Hoffmann,

Frederick L. Ruberg,

Amir A. Mahabadi,

Ramachandran S. Vasan,

Christopher J. O’Donnell,

Caroline S. Fox

Publication year - 2008

Publication title -

circulation

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 7.795

H-Index - 607

eISSN - 1524-4539

pISSN - 0009-7322

DOI - 10.1161/circulationaha.107.743062

Subject(s) - medicine , calcification , cardiology , visceral fat , disease , intra abdominal fat , obesity , insulin resistance

Pericardial fat may be an important mediator of metabolic risk. Correlations with cardiovascular disease risk factors and vascular calcification in a community-based sample are lacking. We sought to examine associations between pericardial fat, metabolic risk factors, and vascular calcification.

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