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Hiatal hernia: An unusual presentation of dyspnea

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The predictive value of epicardial fat volume for clinical severity of COVID-19

Erdöl, M. A., Eser, F., Aslan, A. N., Erdoğan, M., Aypak, A., Beşler, M. S., Kalem, A. K., Ertem, A. G., & Güner, R. (2022) · Revista Portuguesa de Cardiologia · doi:10.1016/j.repc.2021.05.016 · Cited by 5 · see citing works

Pseudo cardiac tamponade in the setting of excess pericardial fat

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Epicardial Adipose Tissue Predicts Severe Mitral Annular Calcification in Patients Aged ≥60 Years

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Atrial Fibrillation and Epicardial Adipose Tissue

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Evaluating Epicardial Fat Density Using ROI-Based Analysis: A Feasibility Study

Lorusso, G. D., Maggialetti, N., Marco, L. D., Guerra, S., Villanova, I., Greco, S., Morelli, C., Lucarelli, N. M., Mariano, M., & Ianora, A. A. S. (2025) · Journal of Cardiovascular Development and Disease · doi:10.3390/jcdd12030081 · Cited by 1 · see citing works

Diet and lifestyle interventions to improve co-morbid conditions of chronic kidney disease

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Association of serum hepatocyte growth factor with pericardial fat volume in patients with coronary artery disease.

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The density of Crown-Like Structures in epicardial adipose tissue could play a role in cardiovascular diseasesPreprint

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Strain y Strain rate auricular izquierdo evaluado por speckle tracking está relacionado a PCR ultrasensible en adolescentes obesos

Gabrielli, L., Arnaíz, P., Mónica Acevedo, B., Enríquez, A., Salesa Barja, Y., Agloni, M., Samuel Córdova, A., & Aguilar, R. (2011) · Revista chilena de cardiología · doi:10.4067/s0718-85602011000200002

Tkanka tłuszczowa nasierdziowa. Znaczenie fizjologiczne oraz rola w patofizjologii chorób serca* Epicardial adipose tissue and its role in cardiac physiology and disease

Baranowski, M. (2013)

Evaluación ecocardiográfica de la grasa epicárdica como marcador de riesgo cardiometabólico en pacientes cubanos.

Rosales‐Castillo, A. (2013)

Cardiovascular Effects of Obesity

Albrecht, M. A. A. A. R. F., II (2013) · CRC Press eBooks · doi:10.3109/9781420095319-3

What are the Effects of Maternal Obesity on Synaptic Function in the Maternal and Offspring Hippocampus

Lau, D. (2013) · UWSpace (University of Waterloo)

Transcriptomic and Proteomic Analysis of the Epicardial Adipose Tissue

Camarena, V., Sant, D., Huff, T. C., & Wang, G. (2020) · Contemporary cardiology · doi:10.1007/978-3-030-40570-0_3

Can Epicardial Adipose Tissue be Defined as an Early Marker of Treatment Decisions of Subclinical Hypothyroidism in Childhood?

Aşık, G., Ergür, A. T., & Şanlı, C. (2021) · Annals of Thyroid Research · doi:10.26420/annalsthyroidres.2021.1074

Cardiovascular Effects of Obesity

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Tissu adipeux ectopique et pathologie cardiaque

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Epicardial adipose tissue as a potential modulator of atrial and ventricular arrhythmogenesis: Mechanistic insights and clinical implications

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Monocyte chemoattractant protein 1: a possible link between visceral adipose tissue-associated inflammation and subclinical echocardiographic abnormalities in uncomplicated obesity

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Monocyte Chemoattractant Protein-1 in Adipose Tissue

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Epicardial fat thickness: Relationship with plasma visfatin and plasminogen activator inhibitor-1 levels in visceral obesity

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Epicardial adipose tissue: pathophysiology and role in the development of cardiovascular diseases

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Proinflammatory cytokines and cardiac abnormalities in uncomplicated obesity: relationship with abdominal fat deposition.

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