Posts Tagged ‘epicardial adipose tissue’
Diabetes drug knocks down inflammation
U. BUFFALO (US) — A drug commonly prescribed to help patients with type 2 diabetes also has a powerful—and rapid—anti-inflammatory effect, a new study shows. Continue…
Monday, November 7, 2011 11:36 - 1 Comment
Health & Medicine - Apr 2, 2010 10:52 - 0 Comments
Fat layer is heart’s gatekeeper
EMORY (US)—Using CT or MRI to image epicardial adipose tissue, the layer of fat around the heart, provides extra information compared with standard diagnostic techniques such as coronary artery calcium scoring. (more…)
