Objective Previous studies investigated the effect of pericardial fat on cardiovascular
diseases. However, until now there was no systematic review and meta‐analysis …

Background Pericardial fat (PF) has been suggested to directly act on cardiomyocytes,
leading to diastolic dysfunction. The aim of this study was to investigate whether a higher PF …

Background Epicardial fat represents visceral adiposity. Many observational studies have
reported that increased epicardial is associated with adverse metabolic profile …

Aims The aim of this study was to assess whether pericardial fat, intrathoracic fat, and
visceral abdominal adipose tissue (VAT) are associated with the prevalence of …

Background: Pericardial fat is correlated with the occurrence of atrial fibrillation or coronary
atherosclerosis. However, the role of pericardial fat in ventricular arrhythmia remains …

Objective Pericardial fat (PF) has been hypothesized to exert local pathogenic effects on
nearby cardiac structures above and beyond that of systemic adiposity which might be …

Background Obesity is a well-established risk factor for heart failure (HF). However,
implications of pericardial fat on incident HF is unclear. Objectives This study sought to …

Background Pericardial fat has been associated with adverse cardiovascular outcomes
through adiposity-associated inflammation and insulin resistance, which in turn are linked to …

BACKGROUND: Several studies using echocardiography identified epicardial adipose
tissue (EPI) as an important cardiometabolic risk marker. However, validation compared with …

Objective Pericardial and intra-thoracic fat are associated with prevalent cardiovascular
disease (CVD) and CVD risk factors. However, it is unclear if these fat depots predict …