Open AccessA Stronger Association of Epicardial Fat Volume with Non-Valvular Atrial Fibrillation Than Measures of General Obesity in Chinese Patients Undergoing Computed Tomography Coronary Angiography
Author(s) -
Jinxia Zhu,
Zhangwei Yang,
Xiaoli Chen,
Jie Liu,
Liang Zheng,
Lin Zhang,
Jingjiang Pi,
Gang Li,
Tao Zhuang,
Chang Liu,
Yinglu Wang,
Liping Liu,
Lieying Fan,
Paul Chan,
Brian Tomlinson,
Ying Li,
Zhongmin Liu,
Yuzhen Zhang
Publication year - 2021
Publication title -
diabetes, metabolic syndrome and obesity
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 0.853
H-Index - 43
ISSN - 1178-7007
DOI - 10.2147/dmso.s274047
Subject(s) - medicine , atrial fibrillation , cardiology , valvular heart disease , logistic regression , coronary artery disease , obesity , risk factor , quartile , body mass index , confidence interval
An association of atrial fibrillation (AF) with epicardial fat volume (EFV) varied in different ethnic groups. We evaluated the AF-related risk factors and its association with pericardial fat in Chinese patients.