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Association between echocardiographic epicardial adipose tissue and E/e′ ratio in obese adults

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  1. Department of Cardiology, HM University Hospital Sanchinarro, Madrid, Spain

    Leire Moreno-Galdós

  2. Department of Cardiology and Cardiac Surgery, University of Navarra Clinic, University of Navarra, Pamplona, Spain

    Joaquín Barba-Cosials

  3. Research Support Service, Central Clinical Trials Unit, University of Navarra Clinic, University of Navarra, Avenida Pío XII 36, 31008, Pamplona, Spain

    Jorge M. Núñez-Córdoba

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Moreno-Galdós, L., Barba-Cosials, J. & Núñez-Córdoba, J.M. Association between echocardiographic epicardial adipose tissue and E/e′ ratio in obese adults. Acta Diabetol 55, 103–106 (2018). https://doi.org/10.1007/s00592-017-1040-8

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