Epicardial adipose tissue: A new cardiovascular risk marker?

Affiliations

¹ Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Division of Nuclear Medicine, Cardiovascular Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA. Electronic address: thschindler@wustl.edu.

Editorial

Thomas H Schindler. Int J Cardiol. 2019.

. 2019 Mar 1:278:263-264.

doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2018.12.028. Epub 2018 Dec 12.

¹ Mallinckrodt Institute of Radiology, Division of Nuclear Medicine, Cardiovascular Medicine, Washington University School of Medicine, St. Louis, MO, USA. Electronic address: thschindler@wustl.edu.

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Keywords: Adipositas; Atherosclerosis; Cardiovascular events; Epicardial adipose tissue; Inflammation; Prognosis; Vulnerable plaque.

Comment on

Epicardial adipose tissue and cardiovascular diseases.
Ansaldo AM, Montecucco F, Sahebkar A, Dallegri F, Carbone F. Ansaldo AM, et al. Int J Cardiol. 2019 Mar 1;278:254-260. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2018.09.089. Epub 2018 Oct 1. Int J Cardiol. 2019. PMID: 30297191 Review.