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.

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 metabolic parameters a...

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Main Authors: Anna Ludovica Fracanzani, Giuseppina Pisano, Dario Consonni, Silvia Tiraboschi, Andrea Baragetti, Cristina Bertelli, Giuseppe Danilo Norata, Paola Dongiovanni, Luca Valenti, Liliana Grigore, Tatiana Tonella, Alberico Catapano, Silvia Fargion
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC5023162?pdf=render

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