title: Epicardial adipose tissue and progression of coronary artery calcium: cause and effect or simple association?
authors.affiliation: Mazankowski Alberta Heart Institute, University of Alberta, Edmonton, Alberta, Canada. Electronic address: raggi@ualberta.ca.
authors.forename: Paolo
authors.initials: P
authors.lastname: Raggi
mesh_terms: D000273:Adipose Tissue / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D017023:Coronary Angiography / Q000379:methods*; D003324:Coronary Artery Disease / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D003331:Coronary Vessels / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D010496:Pericardium / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*; D014057:Tomography, X-Ray Computed; D061205:Vascular Calcification / Q000000981:diagnostic imaging*
keywords: Heinz Nixdorf Recall study; cardiac computed tomography; coronary artery calcification; epicardial adipose tissue; epidemiology