To the editor We read the article Usefulness of the epicardial fat tissue thickness as a diagnostic criterion for geriatric patients with metabolic syndrome by Kaya, et al. The authors aimed to evaluate the epicardial...To the editor We read the article Usefulness of the epicardial fat tissue thickness as a diagnostic criterion for geriatric patients with metabolic syndrome by Kaya, et al. The authors aimed to evaluate the epicardial fat tissue thickness （EFT） as a diagnostic criterion for geriatric patients with metabolic syndrome （MetS）. They concluded that EFT levels were higher in geriatric patients with MetS and can therefore be used as a diagnostic criterion for MetS.展开更多
To the Editor： Coronary artery anomalies are usually detected incidentally during diagnostic coronary angiography or computed tomography examinations. The failure to visualize a coronary artery in its usual location ...To the Editor： Coronary artery anomalies are usually detected incidentally during diagnostic coronary angiography or computed tomography examinations. The failure to visualize a coronary artery in its usual location may be misinterpreted as a total occlusion.展开更多
文摘To the editor We read the article Usefulness of the epicardial fat tissue thickness as a diagnostic criterion for geriatric patients with metabolic syndrome by Kaya, et al. The authors aimed to evaluate the epicardial fat tissue thickness （EFT） as a diagnostic criterion for geriatric patients with metabolic syndrome （MetS）. They concluded that EFT levels were higher in geriatric patients with MetS and can therefore be used as a diagnostic criterion for MetS.
文摘To the Editor： Coronary artery anomalies are usually detected incidentally during diagnostic coronary angiography or computed tomography examinations. The failure to visualize a coronary artery in its usual location may be misinterpreted as a total occlusion.
