Observational studyHeart and vessels2020
Difference in epicardial adipose tissue distribution between paroxysmal atrial fibrillation and coronary artery disease.
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- Epicardial Adipose Tissue as a Cardiometabolic Target in Atrial Fibrillation: Implications for Ablation Strategies and Emerging Metabolic Therapies.Medical sciences (Basel, Switzerland) · 2026Review
- The Relationship Between Left Atrial Epicardial Adipose Tissue Volume and Coronary Microvascular Dysfunction in Patients with Non-Obstructive Coronary Artery Disease.International journal of general medicine · 2026Article
- Epicardial adipose tissue density predicts the presence of atrial fibrillation and its recurrence after catheter ablation: three-dimensional reconstructed image analysis.Heart and vessels · 2024Article
- Correlation of ventricle epicardial fat volume and triglyceride-glucose index in patients with chronic heart failure.The international journal of cardiovascular imaging · 2024Article
- Adiposity-associated atrial fibrillation: molecular determinants, mechanisms, and clinical significance.Cardiovascular research · 2023Review
- Independent effects of adiposity measures on risk of atrial fibrillation in men and women: a study of 0.5 million individuals.International journal of epidemiology · 2022Article
- Impact of the distribution of epicardial and visceral adipose tissue on left ventricular diastolic function.Heart and vessels · 2022Article
- Sex Differences in Epicardial Adipose Tissue: Association With Atrial Fibrillation Ablation Outcomes.Frontiers in cardiovascular medicine · 2022Article
- Development of artificial intelligence in epicardial and pericoronary adipose tissue imaging: a systematic review.European journal of hybrid imaging · 2021Review
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Abstract
backgroundAn increase in epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) volume is associated with the development of atrial fibrillation (AF) and coronary artery disease (CAD), but little is known about differences in its distribution. METHODS AND
resultsWe included 50 patients with paroxysmal AF (PAF), 50 patients with CAD, and 50 control patients. Using multidetector computed tomography, EAT volumes surrounding the whole heart (total EAT), the atrium (atrial-EAT), and the ventricle (ventricular-EAT) were measured. EAT atrial/ventricular (A/V) ratio was calculated by dividing atrial- by ventricular-EAT volume. The total EAT volume indexes in the PAF and CAD groups were significantly larger than those in the control group. The atrial-EAT volume index in the PAF group was significantly larger than that in the CAD and control groups, whereas the ventricular-EAT volume index in the CAD group was significantly larger than that in the PAF and control groups. Thus, EAT A/V ratio was smaller in the CAD and control group than that in the PAF group (0.28 ± 0.12 vs. 0.38 ± 0.13 vs. 0.54 ± 0.33, P < .001). Univariate and multivariate linear regression analysis showed EAT A/V ratio to be independently associated with cardiovascular disease type (PAF vs. CAD; P < .001, β = .463).
conclusionsAtrial- and ventricular-dominant distribution of EAT was observed in the PAF and CAD groups, respectively. Uneven distribution of EAT may imply the direct contribution of EAT-related inflammation to the pathogenesis of AF or CAD.
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