Time to Retire the BMI?: Evaluating Abdominal Adipose Tissue Imaging as Novel Cardiovascular Risk Biomarker

J Am Coll Cardiol. 2016 Oct 4;68(14):1522-4. doi: 10.1016/j.jacc.2016.03.613.
No abstract available

Keywords: cardiovascular disease; computed tomography; epidemiology; fat attenuation; subcutaneous adipose tissue; visceral adipose tissue.

Publication types

  • Editorial
  • Research Support, N.I.H., Extramural
  • Research Support, Non-U.S. Gov't
  • Comment

MeSH terms

  • Abdominal Fat
  • Adipose Tissue
  • Biomarkers
  • Body Mass Index*
  • Cardiovascular Diseases*
  • Humans
  • Intra-Abdominal Fat
  • Obesity
  • Risk Factors
  • Tomography, X-Ray Computed

Substances

  • Biomarkers