Epicardial adipose tissue predicts incident cardiovascular disease and mortality in patients with type 2 diabetes

Cardiac fat is a cardiovascular biomarker but its importance in patients with type 2 diabetes is not clear. The aim was to evaluate the predictive potential of epicardial (EAT), pericardial (PAT) and total car...

Source: Cardiovascular Diabetology - August 30, 2019 Category: Cardiology Authors: Regitse H. Christensen, Bernt Johan von Scholten, Christian S. Hansen, Magnus T. Jensen, Tina Vilsb øll, Peter Rossing and Peter G. Jørgensen Tags: Original investigation Source Type: research