Effects of Bariatric Surgery on Cardiac Ectopic Fat: Lesser Decrease in Epicardial Fat Compared to Visceral Fat Loss and No Change in Myocardial Triglyceride Content

This study investigated the effect of bariatric surgery (BS)-induced weight loss on cardiac ectopic fat using 3T magnetic resonance imaging in morbid obesity. Heart disease is one of the leading causes of mortality and morbidity in obese patients. Deposition of cardiac ectopic fat has been related t...

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Veröffentlicht in:Journal of the American College of Cardiology 2012-10, Vol.60 (15), p.1381-1389
Hauptverfasser: GABORIT, Bénédicte, JACQUIER, Alexis, DUTOUR, Anne, KOBER, Frank, ABDESSELAM, Ines, CUISSET, Thomas, BOULLU-CIOCCA, Sandrine, EMUNGANIA, Olivier, ALESSI, Marie-Christine, CLEMENT, Karine, BERNARD, Monique
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