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Are pericardial fat, intrathoracic fat, and visceral abdominal fat associated with cardiovascular disease burden?
Are pericardial fat, intrathoracic fat, and visceral abdominal fat associated with cardiovascular disease burden?
Pericardial fat and visceral abdominal fat are associated with cardiovascular disease independent of obesity measures, supporting the hypothesis that pericardial fat contributes to coronary atherosclerosis.
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Pericardial fat and VAT associations with CVD attenuate after risk factor adjustment; leaves open incremental value beyond traditional factors in observational data.
Mahabadi et al. (2008) studied this question.
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