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- Title
Associations of pericardial and intrathoracic fat with coronary calcium presence and progression in a multiethnic study.
- Authors
Wassel, Christina L; Laughlin, Gail A; Araneta, Maria Rosario G; Kang, Eugene; Morgan, Cindy M; Barrett-Connor, Elizabeth; Allison, Matthew A
- Abstract
Body mass index (BMI) may not accurately or adequately reflect body composition or its role in the development of cardiovascular disease (CVD). Ectopic adipose depots may provide a more refined representation of the role of adiposity in CVD. Thus, the association of pericardial and intra-thoracic fat with coronary artery calcium (CAC) was examined.
- Publication
Obesity (Silver Spring, Md.), 2013, Vol 21, Issue 8, p1704
- ISSN
1930-739X
- Publication type
Journal Article
- DOI
10.1002/oby.20111