Epicardial fat modifies the relationship between coronary calcium score and all-cause mortality: The St. Francis Heart Study

• Main Authors: Lu Q. Chen (Author), Jonathan Scheiner (Author), Niloofar Fouladi Nashta (Author), Jonathan Weber (Author), Qingtao Zhou (Author), Kathleen Rapelje (Author), Damini Dey (Author), J. Jane Cao (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2024-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective: Epicardial fat is associated with cardiovascular risk factors and adverse outcomes. However, it is not clear if epicardial fat remains to be a mortality risk when coronary calcium score (CAC) is taken into account. Methods: We studied the 1005 participants from the St. Francis Heart Study...