Is epicardial fat attenuation a novel marker of coronary inflammation?

Affiliations

¹ Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA. Electronic address: giacobellis@med.miami.edu.
² Department of Cardiology and Vascular Medicine, West German Heart and Vascular Center Essen, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany.

Editorial

Gianluca Iacobellis et al. Atherosclerosis. 2019 May.

. 2019 May:284:212-213.

doi: 10.1016/j.atherosclerosis.2019.02.023. Epub 2019 Mar 2.

¹ Division of Diabetes, Endocrinology and Metabolism, Department of Medicine, University of Miami, Miller School of Medicine, Miami, FL, USA. Electronic address: giacobellis@med.miami.edu.
² Department of Cardiology and Vascular Medicine, West German Heart and Vascular Center Essen, University Hospital Essen, Essen, Germany.

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Keywords: Atherosclerosis; Coronary artery disease; Epicardial adipose tissue; Fat attenuation.

Comment on

Association of epicardial adipose tissue attenuation with coronary atherosclerosis in patients with a high risk of coronary artery disease.
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