Pericardial fat volume and coronary calcifications for prediction of coronary artery disease extent in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus

Pericardial fat volume and coronary calcifications for prediction of coronary artery disease extent in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus

Background: Cardiovascular disease is the most common, complication and principal cause of death in type 2 diabetes mellitus, (T2DM). Testing atherosclerotic burden using markers such as coronary, artery calcium score (CACS), and newer emerging techniques such as, pericardial fat volume (PFV) is nee...

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Main Authors: Samir Mohamed Hassan Sorour, Azza Abdel Moniem Farrag, Mohammed Ali Salem, Sameh Wadie Bakhoum, Hala Mohamed Raslan, Emmanuel Fares, Evette Morcos
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: SpringerOpen 2018-12-01
Series:The Egyptian Journal of Radiology and Nuclear Medicine
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S0378603X18301153

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