Epicardial Fat Thickness Correlates With Carotid Intima-Media Thickness, Arterial Stiffness, and Cardiac Geometry in Children and Adolescents

To determine the association between epicardial fat thickness and carotid arterial stiffness, carotid intima-media thickness (CMIT), left atrial (LA) volume, and left-ventricular (LV) geometry parameters in obese children and adolescents compared with controls. A case-control study was performed in...

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Published in:	Pediatric cardiology Vol. 35; no. 3; pp. 450 - 456
Main Authors:	Cabrera-Rego, Julio Oscar, Iacobellis, Gianluca, Castillo-Herrera, José Arcides, Valiente-Mustelier, Juan, Gandarilla-Sarmientos, Julio C., Marín-Juliá, Silvia María, Navarrete-Cabrera, Juliette
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	New York Springer US 01-03-2014 Springer
Subjects:	Adipose Tissue - diagnostic imaging Adipose Tissue - pathology Adolescent Anthropometry Atherosclerosis Blood Chemical Analysis Cardiac Surgery Cardiology Carotid Intima-Media Thickness Case-Control Studies Child Children Children's furniture Comparative analysis Coronary Artery Disease - pathology Echocardiography Female Health aspects Humans Male Medicine Medicine & Public Health Obesity - pathology Obesity in adolescence Obesity in children Original Article Pediatric cardiology Pericardium - diagnostic imaging Pericardium - pathology Risk Assessment Type 2 diabetes Vascular Stiffness Vascular Surgery Wave propagation Cuba Canada Obesity Epicardial fat Atherosclerosis
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