Epicardial and Perivascular Adipose Tissues and Their Influence on Cardiovascular Disease: Basic Mechanisms and Clinical Associations | Zendy

Fitzgibbons Timothy P. | Zendy; Czech Michael P. | Zendy

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Epicardial and Perivascular Adipose Tissues and Their Influence on Cardiovascular Disease: Basic Mechanisms and Clinical Associations

Author(s) -

Fitzgibbons Timothy P.,

Czech Michael P.

Publication year - 2014

Publication title -

journal of the american heart association

Language(s) - English

Resource type - Journals

SCImago Journal Rank - 2.494

H-Index - 85

ISSN - 2047-9980

DOI - 10.1161/jaha.113.000582

Subject(s) - medicine , adipose tissue , waist , metabolic syndrome , magnetic resonance imaging , body mass index , cardiology , disease , obesity , obesity paradox , pathology , overweight , radiology

It is well established that the cardiovascular (CV) risk of obesity is more strongly associated with visceral rather than subcutaneous adiposity.[1][1]–[3][2] Anthropometric variables that account for visceral adiposity, such as body mass index (BMI) and waist circumference (WC), have limited

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