Accumulating knowledge on the biology and function of the adipose tissue has led to a
major shift in our understanding of its role in health and disease. The adipose tissue is now …

Epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) is part of the visceral adipose tissue (VAT) that surrounds
the heart and it is a quantifiable, modifiable, and multifaceted tissue that has both local and …

Obesity is a heterogeneous disease with different degrees of cardiovascular (CV) and
metabolic manifestations. Certain ectopic fat depots may contribute to obesity-related CV …

Purpose of the review We aim to review the methods, current research evidence, and future
directions in body composition analysis (BCA) with CT imaging. Recent findings CT images …

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 …

Accumulating evidence points to the existence of an inflammatory‐metabolic phenotype of
heart failure with a preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF), which is characterized by …

Epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) represents the fat depot located between the myocardium
and the visceral pericardial layer. Far from being an inert tissue, EAT has been recognized …

Recent advances in artificial intelligence (AI) for cardiac computed tomography (CT) have
shown great potential in enhancing diagnosis and prognosis prediction in patients with …

Rapid technological advances in non-invasive imaging, coupled with the availability of large
data sets and the expansion of computational models and power, have revolutionized the …

Radiomics uses advanced image analysis to extract massive amounts of quantitative
information from digital images, which is not otherwise distinguishable to the human eye …