Relationship between epicardial adipose tissue thickness and coronary thrombus burden in patients with ST-elevation myocardial infarction

Background: Epicardial fat reflects abdominal visceral adiposity and visceral fat plays an important role in the development of an unfavorable metabolic and atherosclerosis risk profile. Intracoronary thrombus burden is an important factor affecting the success of the procedure particularly in patie...

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Main Authors: Abdulkadir Uslu, Ayhan Kup, Cem Dogan, Munevver Sari, Sinan Cersit, Ugur Aksu, Selcuk Kanat, Mehmet Demir, Erhan Tenekecioglu
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Palacký University Olomouc, Faculty of Medicine and Dentistry 2020-06-01
Series:Biomedical Papers
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Online Access:https://biomed.papers.upol.cz/artkey/bio-202002-0004_relationship-between-epicardial-adipose-tissue-thickness-and-coronary-thrombus-burden-in-patients-with-st-eleva.php