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October 1, 2016Iranian Journal Of Health SciencesOpen Access

Echocardiographic Epicardial Adipose Tissue as a New Indicator of Cardiovascular Risk

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Why the study?

Does echocardiographically measured epicardial adipose tissue thickness predict cardiometabolic risk and cardiovascular outcomes?

Population

34 articles evaluating the association between echocardiographically measured epicardial adipose tissue and…

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MNMaryam Nabati

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Overview

Echocardiographic epicardial fat thickness may mark cardiometabolic risk; leaves open routine adoption pending prospective validation.

Structured PICO

Does echocardiographically measured epicardial adipose tissue thickness predict cardiometabolic risk and cardiovascular outcomes?

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Population
34 articles evaluating the association between echocardiographically measured epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) and major cardiovascular outcomes
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Intervention
Echocardiographic measurement of epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) thickness
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Outcome
Association with coronary artery disease, left ventricular systolic and diastolic dysfunction, and atrial fibrillationsurrogate

Echocardiographic measurement of epicardial adipose tissue thickness may serve as a useful marker and predictor of cardiometabolic risk.

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Maryam Nabati (2016) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a7405cf5e45dc7750a8cbb3https://doi.org/10.18869/acadpub.jhs.4.3.1
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