POSSITIVE CORRELATION BETWEEN ADIPOCYTE FATTY ACID-BINDING PROTEIN AND EPICARDIAL FAT IN PATIENTS WITH A FAMILY HISTORY OF CARDIOVASCULAR DISESASE

Possitive correlation between adipocyte fatty acid-binding protein and epicardial fat in patients with a family history of cardiovascular disesase

Background: Adipocyte fatty acid-binding protein (A-FABP) is a promising link between metabolic syndrome and atherosclerosis.Epicardial fat (EPI) is an independent risk factor for cardiovascular disease (CVD).Objective: The aim of this pilot study was to evaluate the correlation between EPI and A-FABP in asymptomatic patients with a family history

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Rhagophthalmidae Olivier, 1907 (Coleoptera, Elateroidea): described genera and species, current problems, and prospects for the bioluminescent and paedomorphic beetle lineage

Rhagophthalmidae are a small beetle family known from the eastern Palaearctic and Oriental realms.Rhagophthalmidae are closely related to railroad worms (Phengodidae) and fireflies (Lampyridae) with which they share highly modified paedomorphic females and the ability to emit light.Currently, Rhagophthalmidae include 66 species classified in the fo

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