Epicardial Adipose Tissue (EAT) thickness is associated with cardiovascular and liver damage in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

Epicardial Adipose Tissue (EAT) thickness is associated with cardiovascular and liver damage in nonalcoholic fatty liver disease

Background and Aims Epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) has been proposed as a cardiometabolic and hepatic fibrosis risk factor in patients with non alcoholic fatty liver disease (NAFLD). Aim of this study was to evaluate the role of EAT in NAFLD by analyzing 1) the association between EAT, the other me...

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Main Authors: Fracanzani, A., Pisano, G., Consonni, D., Tiraboschi, S., Baragetti, A., Bertelli, C., Norata, Giuseppe, Dongiovanni, P., Valenti, L., Grigore, L., Tonella, T., Catapano, A., Fargion, S.
Format: Journal Article
Published: Public Library of Science 2016
Online Access:http://hdl.handle.net/20.500.11937/56255

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