The metabolic syndrome (MetS) is a multiplex modifiable risk factor for cardiovascular
disease, type 2 diabetes mellitus and other health outcomes, and is a major challenge to …

Cardiovascular disease (CVD) is the leading cause of death in women, who have a notable
increase in the risk for this disease after menopause and typically develop coronary heart …

Obesity is recognized as a heterogeneous condition in which individuals with similar body
mass index may have distinct metabolic and cardiovascular risk profiles. Susceptibility to …

Body composition differs between men and women. Men have more lean mass, and women
have more fat mass than men. Men are more likely to accumulate adipose tissue around the …

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common sustained cardiac arrhythmia in humans. Several
risk factors promote AF, among which diabetes mellitus has emerged as one of the most …

Obesity is characterized by the accumulation of an excessive amount of fat mass (FM) in the
adipose tissue, subcutaneous, or inside certain organs. The risk does not lie so much in the …

The prevalence of obesity has increased worldwide and is a source of concern since the
negative consequences of obesity start as early as in childhood. The most commonly used …

Epicardial adipose tissue is a unique and multifaceted fat depot with local and systemic
effects. This tissue is distinguished from other visceral fat depots by a number of anatomical …

Epidemiological, clinical, and mechanistic preclinical studies conducted in the field of
cardiovascular medicine have led to remarkable progress in our understanding of …

Objectives: The aim of this study was to determine whether ectopic fat depots are
prospectively associated with cardiovascular disease, cancer, and all-cause mortality …