ea0029p1233 | Obesity | ICEECE2012
Vicennati V.
, Cavazza C.
, Garelli S.
, Pizzi C.
, Bugiardini R.
, Rinaldi E.
, Pagotto U.
, Pasquali R.
Background and aim: Epicardial fat (EF) is a metabolically active organ as well as visceral fat (VF). EF has been recognized as a potential additional marker of cardiac risk in obesity and type 2 diabetes. This study wants to assess the relation between EF and VF and the correlation with nutritional and hormonal parameters.Material and Methods: Fifty-nine overweight/obese women were enrolled in the study. All women underwent anthropometric measurements, ...