Ethnic Differences in the Relationship between Pericardial Adipose Tissue and Coronary Artery Calcified Plaque: African-American-Diabetes Heart Study | Zendy

Jasmin Divers | Zendy; Lynne E. Wagenknecht | Zendy; Donald W. Bowden | Zendy; J. Jeffrey Carr | Zendy; R. Caresse Hightower | Zendy; Thomas C. Register | Zendy; Jianzhao Xu | Zendy; Carl D. Langefeld | Zendy; Barry I. Freedman | Zendy

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Ethnic Differences in the Relationship between Pericardial Adipose Tissue and Coronary Artery Calcified Plaque: African-American-Diabetes Heart Study

Author(s) -

Jasmin Divers,

Lynne E. Wagenknecht,

Donald W. Bowden,

J. Jeffrey Carr,

R. Caresse Hightower,

Thomas C. Register,

Jianzhao Xu,

Carl D. Langefeld,

Barry I. Freedman

Publication year - 2010

Publication title -

the journal of clinical endocrinology and metabolism

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.206

H-Index - 353

eISSN - 1945-7197

pISSN - 0021-972X

DOI - 10.1210/jc.2010-0793

Subject(s) - medicine , diabetes mellitus , body mass index , adipose tissue , cardiology , endocrinology , coronary arteries , epicardial adipose tissue , artery

Calcified atherosclerotic plaque (CP) is less prevalent and less severe in African-Americans (AA), relative to European Americans (EA). Because pericardial adipose tissue (PAT) is associated with CP in the neighboring coronary arteries, we explored ethnic-specific relationships between PAT and CP.

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