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hrp0097p1-453 | Fat, Metabolism and Obesity | ESPE2023

Echocardiographic assessment of periaortic fat thickness and its relationship to cardiovascular risk factors in children with simple obesity

Abdelghaffar Shereen , M. Fattouh Aya , Ali Mohamed Ola , Arafa Noha

Key words: Childhood, Obesity, Periaortic fat thickness, Echocardiography, Cardiovascular risk.Aim: To assess the periaortic fat thickness (PAFT) by echocardiograpy in a cohort of children with simple obesity and to evaluate its relationship to clinical and metabolic cardiovascular risk factors.Methods: Fifty children and adolescents with simple obesity and 25 healthy sex and age m...

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Echocardiographic assessment of periaortic fat thickness and its relationship to cardiovascular risk factors in children with simple obesity

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