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Xanthelasma Is Associated with an Increased Amount of Epicardial Adipose Tissue

Ali Rıza Akyüz, Mustafa Tarık Ağaç, Turhan Turan, Sinan Şahin, Selim Kul, Levent Korkmaz, Musluhittin Emre Erkuş, Hakan Erkan, Şükrü Çelik

Medical Principles and Practice · 2015 · 10 citations · 9 references

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Abstract

The amount of epicardial adipose tissue found in subjects with xanthelasma was higher than in subjects without xanthelasma. In addition, the presence of xanthelasma was independently associated with supramedian EFT.

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