Journal of Interdisciplinary Medicine (Jun 2016)

Correlations Between Severity of Coronary Lesions and Epicardial Fat Volume in Patients with Coronary Artery Disease – a Multislice CT-based Study

Hodaş Roxana,
Pop Sorin,
Opincariu Diana,
Rat Nora,
Jani Laura,
Stanescu Alexandra,
Benedek Edvin,
Benedek Imre,
Benedek Theodora,
Chitu Monica

Affiliations

Hodaş Roxana: Clinic of Cardiology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Tîrgu Mureș, Romania
Pop Sorin: Clinic of Cardiology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Tîrgu Mureș, Romania
Opincariu Diana: Center of Advanced Research in Multimodality Cardiac Imaging, Cardio Med Medical Center, Tîrgu Mureș, Romania
Rat Nora: Clinic of Cardiology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Tîrgu Mureș, Romania
Jani Laura: Center of Advanced Research in Multimodality Cardiac Imaging, Cardio Med Medical Center, Tîrgu Mureș, Romania
Stanescu Alexandra: Center of Advanced Research in Multimodality Cardiac Imaging, Cardio Med Medical Center, Tîrgu Mureș, Romania
Benedek Edvin: Center of Advanced Research in Multimodality Cardiac Imaging, Cardio Med Medical Center, Tîrgu Mureș, Romania
Benedek Imre: Clinic of Cardiology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Tîrgu Mureș, Romania
Benedek Theodora: Clinic of Cardiology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Tîrgu Mureș, Romania
Chitu Monica: Clinic of Cardiology, University of Medicine and Pharmacy, Tîrgu Mureș, Romania

DOI: https://doi.org/10.1515/jim-2016-0014
Journal volume & issue: Vol. 1, no. 1
pp. 71 – 78

Abstract

Background: Epicardial fat has been recently identified as a major player in the development of the atherosclerotic process.

Published in Journal of Interdisciplinary Medicine

ISSN: 2501-8132 (Online)
Publisher: Sciendo
Country of publisher: Poland
LCC subjects: Medicine
Website: https://sciendo.com/journal/JIM

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