Interest in epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) is growing rapidly, and research in this area
appeals to a broad, multidisciplinary audience. EAT is unique in its anatomy and …

Obesity is very common in patients with heart failure with preserved ejection fraction
(HFpEF) and it has been suggested that obesity plays an important role in the …

Background Pericoronary adipose tissue (PCAT) attenuation and low-attenuation
noncalcified plaque (LAP) burden can both predict outcomes. Objectives This study sought …

Obesity is associated with higher risks of cardiac arrhythmias. Although this may be partly
explained by concurrent cardiometabolic ill-health, growing evidence suggests that …

Objectives To determine normal pericoronary adipose tissue mean attenuation (PCAT MA)
values for left the anterior descending (LAD), left circumflex (LCX), and right coronary artery …

Background Cardiac fat is a cardiovascular biomarker but its importance in patients with type
2 diabetes is not clear. The aim was to evaluate the predictive potential of epicardial (EAT) …

Sex and gender are important modifiers of cardiovascular system physiology,
pathophysiology, and disease development. The atherosclerosis process, together with the …

Patients with obesity have been historically associated with higher risk to develop
cardiovascular diseases (CVD). However, regional, visceral, organ specific adiposity seems …

Epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) is an endocrine and paracrine organ constituted by a layer
of adipose tissue directly located between the myocardium and visceral pericardium. Under …

Vascular and valvular calcification constitutes a major health problem with serious clinical
consequences. It is important for medical laboratorians to improve their knowledge on this …