Relationships between Body Fat Distribution, Epicardial Fat and Obstructive Sleep Apnea in Obese Patients with and without Metabolic Syndrome

• Carla Lubrano ,

  * E-mail: Carla.Lubrano@uniroma1.it

  Affiliation Department of Experimental Medicine, Section of Medical Physiopathology, Endocrinology and Food Science, University of Rome “Sapienza”, Rome, Italy

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• Maurizio Saponara,

  Affiliation Head and Neck Department, University of Rome “Sapienza”, Rome, Italy

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• Giuseppe Barbaro,

  Affiliation Department of Experimental Medicine, Section of Medical Physiopathology, Endocrinology and Food Science, University of Rome “Sapienza”, Rome, Italy

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• Palma Specchia,

  Affiliation Department of Experimental Medicine, Section of Medical Physiopathology, Endocrinology and Food Science, University of Rome “Sapienza”, Rome, Italy

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• Eliana Addessi,

  Affiliation Department of Experimental Medicine, Section of Medical Physiopathology, Endocrinology and Food Science, University of Rome “Sapienza”, Rome, Italy

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• Daniela Costantini,

  Affiliation Department of Experimental Medicine, Section of Medical Physiopathology, Endocrinology and Food Science, University of Rome “Sapienza”, Rome, Italy

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• Marta Tenuta,

  Affiliation Department of Experimental Medicine, Section of Medical Physiopathology, Endocrinology and Food Science, University of Rome “Sapienza”, Rome, Italy

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• Gabriella Di Lorenzo,

  Affiliation Department of Experimental Medicine, Section of Medical Physiopathology, Endocrinology and Food Science, University of Rome “Sapienza”, Rome, Italy

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• Giuseppe Genovesi,

  Affiliation Department of Experimental Medicine, Section of Medical Physiopathology, Endocrinology and Food Science, University of Rome “Sapienza”, Rome, Italy

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• Lorenzo M. Donini,

  Affiliation Department of Experimental Medicine, Section of Medical Physiopathology, Endocrinology and Food Science, University of Rome “Sapienza”, Rome, Italy

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• Andrea Lenzi,

  Affiliation Department of Experimental Medicine, Section of Medical Physiopathology, Endocrinology and Food Science, University of Rome “Sapienza”, Rome, Italy

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• Lucio Gnessi

  Affiliation Department of Experimental Medicine, Section of Medical Physiopathology, Endocrinology and Food Science, University of Rome “Sapienza”, Rome, Italy

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