The relation of location-specific epicardial adipose tissue thickness and obstructive coronary artery disease: systemic review and meta-analysis of observational studies

[1] Mazurek T(2003)Human epicardial adipose tissue is a source of inflammatory mediators Circulation 108 2460-2466

[2] Zhang L(2006)Human epicardial adipose tissue expresses a pathogenic profile of adipocytokines in patients with cardiovascular disease Cardiovasc Diabetol 5 1-7

[3] Zalewski A(2007)Human epicardial adipose tissue: a review Am Heart J 153 907-917

[4] Mannion JD(2005)Epicardial adipose tissue: anatomic, biomolecular and clinical relationships with the heart Nat Clin Pract Cardiovasc Med 2 536-543

[5] Diehl JT(2005)Adiponectin expression in human epicardial adipose tissue in vivo is lower in patients with coronary artery disease Cytokine 29 251-255

[6] Arafat H(2011)Relationship between epicardial fat measured by 64-multidetector computed tomography and coronary artery disease Clin Cardiol 34 166-171

[7] Sarov-Blat L(2008)Pericardial fat, visceral abdominal fat, cardiovascular disease risk factors, and vascular calcification in a community-based sample: the Framingham Heart Study Circulation 117 605-613

[8] O’Brien S(2010)Increased epicardial, pericardial, and subcutaneous adipose tissue is associated with the presence and severity of coronary artery calcium Acad Radiol 17 1518-1524

[9] Keiper EA(2008)Relation of epicardial and pericoronary fat to coronary atherosclerosis and coronary artery calcium in patients undergoing coronary angiography Am J Cardiol 102 380-385

[10] Johnson AG(2008)Peri-coronary epicardial adipose tissue is related to cardiovascular risk factors and coronary artery calcification in post-menopausal women Eur Heart J 29 777-783

[1] Mazurek T(2003)Human epicardial adipose tissue is a source of inflammatory mediators Circulation 108 2460-2466

[2] Zhang L(2006)Human epicardial adipose tissue expresses a pathogenic profile of adipocytokines in patients with cardiovascular disease Cardiovasc Diabetol 5 1-7

[3] Zalewski A(2007)Human epicardial adipose tissue: a review Am Heart J 153 907-917

[4] Mannion JD(2005)Epicardial adipose tissue: anatomic, biomolecular and clinical relationships with the heart Nat Clin Pract Cardiovasc Med 2 536-543

[5] Diehl JT(2005)Adiponectin expression in human epicardial adipose tissue in vivo is lower in patients with coronary artery disease Cytokine 29 251-255

[6] Arafat H(2011)Relationship between epicardial fat measured by 64-multidetector computed tomography and coronary artery disease Clin Cardiol 34 166-171

[7] Sarov-Blat L(2008)Pericardial fat, visceral abdominal fat, cardiovascular disease risk factors, and vascular calcification in a community-based sample: the Framingham Heart Study Circulation 117 605-613

[8] O’Brien S(2010)Increased epicardial, pericardial, and subcutaneous adipose tissue is associated with the presence and severity of coronary artery calcium Acad Radiol 17 1518-1524

[9] Keiper EA(2008)Relation of epicardial and pericoronary fat to coronary atherosclerosis and coronary artery calcium in patients undergoing coronary angiography Am J Cardiol 102 380-385

[10] Johnson AG(2008)Peri-coronary epicardial adipose tissue is related to cardiovascular risk factors and coronary artery calcification in post-menopausal women Eur Heart J 29 777-783