The Relation Between Echocardiographic Epicardial Fat Thickness and CHA2DS2-VASc Score in Patients with Sinus Rhythm.
Fatih AksoySerdar GulerFatih KahramanTülay OskayErcan VarolPublished in: Brazilian journal of cardiovascular surgery (2019)
Our findings suggest that echocardiographic EFT measurement could provide additional information on assessing cardiovascular risks, such as thromboembolic events, and individuals with increased EFT should receive more attention to reduce unfavorable cardiovascular risk factors and the development of future cardiovascular events.
Keyphrases
- cardiovascular events
- cardiovascular risk factors
- atrial fibrillation
- cardiovascular disease
- left atrial
- left ventricular
- coronary artery disease
- pulmonary hypertension
- mitral valve
- metabolic syndrome
- ejection fraction
- working memory
- catheter ablation
- adipose tissue
- current status
- optical coherence tomography
- fatty acid
- human health
- health information
- type diabetes
- risk assessment
- blood pressure
- climate change