Epicardial adipose tissue thickness and acute coronary syndrome: a matter of how much or how?

Int J Cardiol. 2015 Nov 15:199:8-9. doi: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2015.06.168. Epub 2015 Jul 4.

Authors

Affiliations

¹ Division of Cardiology, Istituto Clinico Città Studi, Milan, Italy. Electronic address: gianfrancoaprigliano@hotmail.com.
² Division of Cardiology, Istituto Clinico Città Studi, Milan, Italy.
³ Division of Cardiology, Policlinico di Monza, Milan, Italy.
⁴ Cardio-Thoracic-Vascular Department, SS UTIC/SC Cardiologia 1-Emodinamica, Azienda Ospedaliera Ospedale Niguarda Ca' Granda, Milan, Italy.

PMID: 26173166
DOI: 10.1016/j.ijcard.2015.06.168

No abstract available

Keywords: Atherogenic cytokines; Cardiovascular risk; Epicardial fat tissue.

Publication types

Letter

MeSH terms

Acute Coronary Syndrome / diagnostic imaging*
Adipose Tissue / diagnostic imaging*
Aged
Echocardiography
Female
Humans
Male
Pericardium / diagnostic imaging*
Risk Factors
Severity of Illness Index