Cardiac Magnetic Resonance detects an association between aortic stiffness and epicardial fat volume in patients with increased cardiovascular risk
Rami Homsi1, Alois Martin Sprinkart1, Jürgen Gieseke1,2, Julian Luetkens1, Michael Meier-Schroers1, Darius Dabir1, Daniel Kuetting1, Christian Marx1, Hans Schild1, and Daniel Thomas1
1Radiology, University Hospital Bonn, Bonn, Germany, 2Philips Healthcare, Hamburg, Germany
In a Cardiac Magnetic Resonance based approach the study reveals a relationship between epicardial fat and aortic stiffness which are both associated with cardiovascular risk and disease.
This abstract and the presentation materials are available to members only;
a login is required.