Increased Epicardial Adipose Tissue Is Associated with the Airway Dominant Phenotype of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.

Increased Epicardial Adipose Tissue Is Associated with the Airway Dominant Phenotype of Chronic Obstructive Pulmonary Disease.

Epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) has been shown to be a non-invasive marker that predicts the progression of cardiovascular disease (CVD). It has been reported that the EAT volume is increased in patients with chronic obstructive pulmonary disease (COPD). However, little is known about which phenotyp...

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Main Authors: Yuichi Higami, Emiko Ogawa, Yasushi Ryujin, Kenichi Goto, Ruriko Seto, Hiroshi Wada, Nguyen Van Tho, Le Thi Tuyet Lan, Peter D Paré, Yasutaka Nakano
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Public Library of Science (PLoS) 2016-01-01
Series:PLoS ONE
Online Access:http://europepmc.org/articles/PMC4750940?pdf=render

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