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Is visceral obesity associated with cardiac steatosis (epicardial/pericardial fat and myocardial TG content) in nondiabetic obese men?
Is visceral obesity associated with cardiac steatosis (epicardial/pericardial fat and myocardial TG content) in nondiabetic obese men?
Visceral obesity predicts epicardial and pericardial fat, but not necessarily myocardial triglyceride content, in nondiabetic obese men.
Visceral obesity assessment could refine epicardial/pericardial fat evaluation in obese men; leaves open distinct factors influencing myocardial TG content.
We suggest that visceral obesity is the best predictor of epicardial and pericardial fat in abdominally obese subjects. Myocardial TG content may present a separate entity that is influenced by factors beyond visceral adiposity.
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