Coronary heart disease risk factors, coronary artery calcification and epicardial fat volume in the Young Finns Study

Conclusion
Associations of CHD risk markers with EFV were attenuated after multivariable adjustment. We found no evidence of increased EFV being independently associated with pre-clinical atherosclerosis. EFV was most strongly associated with BMI and waist circumference. Subjects with higher EFV had consistently higher BMI from age 12 suggesting that life-long exposure to higher BMI influences the development of EFV.

Source: European Journal of Echocardiography - October 17, 2015 Category: Cardiology Authors: Hartiala, O., Magnussen, C. G., Bucci, M., Kajander, S., Knuuti, J., Ukkonen, H., Saraste, A., Rinta-Kiikka, I., Kainulainen, S., Kahonen, M., Hutri-Kahonen, N., Laitinen, T., Lehtimaki, T., Viikari, J. S. A., Hartiala, J., Juonala, M., Raitakari, O. T. Tags: ORIGINAL ARTICLES Source Type: research