Epicardial fat mass is increased in patients with COPD: A non-invasive cardiovascular marker in a high risk population

J. Zagaceta Guevara, G. Bastarrika Aleman, J. Zulueta Frances, A. Campo Ezquibela, A.B. Alcaide Ocaña, M. Sánchez-Carpintero Abad, P. Sánchez Salcedo, J. Bertó Botella, P. Rivera, L. Seijo Maceiras, J.P. De Torres Tajes (Pamplona, Spain)

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J. Zagaceta Guevara, G. Bastarrika Aleman, J. Zulueta Frances, A. Campo Ezquibela, A.B. Alcaide Ocaña, M. Sánchez-Carpintero Abad, P. Sánchez Salcedo, J. Bertó Botella, P. Rivera, L. Seijo Maceiras, J.P. De Torres Tajes (Pamplona, Spain). Epicardial fat mass is increased in patients with COPD: A non-invasive cardiovascular marker in a high risk population. Eur Respir J 2012; 40: Suppl. 56, 267

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