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Epicardial Adipose Tissue as a Marker of Coronary Artery Disease Risk

2013; Elsevier BV; Volume: 61; Issue: 13 Linguagem: Inglês

10.1016/j.jacc.2012.12.028

1558-3597

Paolo Raggi,

Cardiovascular Health and Disease Prevention

In an era when obesity and the metabolic syndrome are growing to epidemic proportions, interest in visceral fat accumulation as a marker of cardiovascular (CV) risk appears most appropriate. In 1947, Jean Vague ([1][1]) first reported that the android distribution of fat—central adiposity, as