Who is Guilty of Subclinical Atherosclerosis in Prediabetes? Chicken or Egg Causality Paradox Between Insulin Resistance and Epicardial Fat

Angiology. 2016 Nov;67(10):972. doi: 10.1177/0003319716654081. Epub 2016 Jul 11.

Authors

Cihan Altin¹, Leyla Elif Sade², Esin Gezmis³, Haldun Muderrisoglu²

Affiliations

¹ 1 Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Baskent, Izmir, Turkey.
² 2 Department of Cardiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Baskent, Ankara, Turkey.
³ 3 Department of Radiology, Faculty of Medicine, University of Baskent, Izmir, Turkey.

PMID: 27273562
DOI: 10.1177/0003319716654081

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MeSH terms

Adipose Tissue
Atherosclerosis
Humans
Insulin Resistance*
Pericardium
Prediabetic State*