The relationship between epicardial adipose tissue and P wave and QT dispersions


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Cicek Y., Dogan S., Durakoglugil M. E., Balcioglu A. S., Erdogan T., Satiroglu O., ...Daha Fazla

TURK KARDIYOLOJI DERNEGI ARSIVI-ARCHIVES OF THE TURKISH SOCIETY OF CARDIOLOGY, cilt.43, sa.7, ss.621-629, 2015 (ESCI) identifier identifier identifier

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Objective: Epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) secretes various proinflammatory and atherogenic mediators that have several endocrine and paracrine effects on heart. This study investigated the influence of EAT on QT and P wave dispersions (QTd, PWd), as simple, non-invasive tools of proarrhythmia on surface ECG.