Association of epicardial adipose tissue with the severity and adverse clinical outcomes of COVID-19: A meta-analysis

Objectives: Epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) has been proposed to be an independent predictor of visceral adiposity. EAT measures are associated with coronary artery disease, diabetes, and chronic obstructive pulmonary disease, which are risk factors for COVID-19 poor prognosis. Whether EAT measures...

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Main Authors: Kaiwei Liu, Xin Wang, Guang Song
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2022-07-01
Series:International Journal of Infectious Diseases
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Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S1201971222002120