Impact of Gender on the Association of Epicardial Fat Thickness, Obesity, and Circadian Blood Pressure Pattern in Hypertensive Patients

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Measurement of epicardial fat thickness (EFT, green arrows) by echocardiography. (a) The maximum EFT was measured perpendicularly from the free wall of the right ventricle at end-systole from the parasternal long axis. (b) Maximum EFT was measured from the point on the free wall of the right ventricle along the midline of the ultrasound beam perpendicular to the aortic annulus as the anatomic landmark. (c) Maximum EFT was measured from the apical 4-chamber focused on the right ventricle echocardiographic images.

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