The relation between total epicardial fat volume assessed by cardiac CT and the presence of atrial fibrillation
Background: Obesity is an important risk factor for atrial fibrillation (AF). Local epicardial fat enclosed by the visceral pericardial sac has been hypothesized to exert local pathogenic effects on cardiac structures. We aimed to characterize the relationship between total epicardial fat volume ass...
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| Format: | Article |
| Language: | English |
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SpringerOpen
2016-06-01
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| Series: | The Egyptian Heart Journal |
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| Online Access: | http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1110260815300211 |