Epicardial adipose tissue thickness is an indicator for coronary artery stenosis in asymptomatic type 2 diabetic patients: its assessment by cardiac magnetic resonance
<p>Abstract</p> <p>Background</p> <p>We used cardiovascular magnetic resonance (CMR) to investigate the association between epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) thickness and silent myocardial ischemia, as well as coronary artery stenosis, in asymptomatic type 2 diabetic pat...
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Format: | Article |
Language: | English |
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BMC
2012-07-01
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Series: | Cardiovascular Diabetology |
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Online Access: | http://www.cardiab.com/content/11/1/83 |