Epicardial fat is associated with severity of subclinical coronary atherosclerosis in familial hypercholesterolemia
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- 作者：Leonardo C. Mangili<sup>asup> ; Otavio C. Mangili<sup>asup> ; Má ; rcio S. Bittencourt<sup>bsup> ; Má ; rcio H. Miname<sup>asup> ; Paulo H. Harada<sup>bsup> ; Leonardo M. Lima<sup>asup> ; Carlos E. Rochitte<sup>csup> ; Raul D. Santos<sup>asup><sup> ; sup><sup>dsup><sup> ; sup><sup>raul.santos@incor.usp.br" class="auth_mail" title="E-mail the corresponding authorsup>
- 关键词：Atherosclerosis ; Familial hypercholesterolemia ; Obesity ; Epicardial fat ; Calcium score ; Computed tomography
- 刊名：Atherosclerosis
- 出版年：2016
- 出版时间：November 2016
- 年：2016
- 卷：254
- 期：Complete
- 页码：73-77
- 全文大小：359 K
文摘
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Familial hypercholesterolemia (FH) is associated with high atherosclerosis burden.
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However, there is heterogeneity on the atherosclerosis course in FH.
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Epicardial fat may influence atherosclerosis by paracrine and endocrine effects.
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Epicardial fat is associated with atherosclerosis burden in FH.