Epicardial adipose tissue and coronary artery disease: an article review
Adipose tissue surrounding the heart may contribute in the progression of coronary atherosclerosis due to its proximity to the coronary arteries. In addition, epicardial adipose tissue has paracrine and endocrine functions. It can secrete numerous bioactive molecules. Most previous studies examined...
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| author | Sareh Mousavi Fereshteh Ghaderi Ali Eshraghi |
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| description | Adipose tissue surrounding the heart may contribute in the progression of coronary atherosclerosis due to its proximity to the coronary arteries. In addition, epicardial adipose tissue has paracrine and endocrine functions. It can secrete numerous bioactive molecules. Most previous studies examined the relation between coronary artery disease and epicardial adipose tissue have used echocardiography and have reported controversial results, probably due to differences in measurement techniques and study populations. This study aimed to give a brief review on the value of echocardiographic assessment of epicardial adipose tissue in the prediction of coronary artery disease severity.Epicardial adipose tissue, easily and non-invasively evaluated by transthoracic echocardiography, can be considered as an adjunctive marker to classical risk factors despite all the limitations. Moreover, it might be recommended as a useful quantitative screening examination for the prediction of the presence and the severity of coronary artery disease and the extent of atherosclerosis. |
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| spelling | doaj.art-23ab200886cd4da087ed3a063fde8e132022-12-27T13:12:13ZengMashhad University of Medical SciencesReviews in Clinical Medicine2345-62562345-68922015-01-0121495110.17463/RCM.2015.01.0123664Epicardial adipose tissue and coronary artery disease: an article reviewSareh Mousavi0Fereshteh Ghaderi1Ali Eshraghi2Department of Cardiology, Imam Reza Hospital, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, IranDepartment of Cardiology, Imam Reza Hospital, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, IranDepartment of Cardiology, Imam Reza Hospital, School of Medicine, Mashhad University of Medical Sciences, Mashhad, IranAdipose tissue surrounding the heart may contribute in the progression of coronary atherosclerosis due to its proximity to the coronary arteries. In addition, epicardial adipose tissue has paracrine and endocrine functions. It can secrete numerous bioactive molecules. Most previous studies examined the relation between coronary artery disease and epicardial adipose tissue have used echocardiography and have reported controversial results, probably due to differences in measurement techniques and study populations. This study aimed to give a brief review on the value of echocardiographic assessment of epicardial adipose tissue in the prediction of coronary artery disease severity.Epicardial adipose tissue, easily and non-invasively evaluated by transthoracic echocardiography, can be considered as an adjunctive marker to classical risk factors despite all the limitations. Moreover, it might be recommended as a useful quantitative screening examination for the prediction of the presence and the severity of coronary artery disease and the extent of atherosclerosis.https://rcm.mums.ac.ir/article_3664_3c3c1194bf6059158e9627eb9ff6624b.pdfangiographycoronary artery disease (cad)echocardiographyepicardial adipose tissue (eat) |
| spellingShingle | Sareh Mousavi Fereshteh Ghaderi Ali Eshraghi Epicardial adipose tissue and coronary artery disease: an article review Reviews in Clinical Medicine angiography coronary artery disease (cad) echocardiography epicardial adipose tissue (eat) |
| title | Epicardial adipose tissue and coronary artery disease: an article review |
| title_full | Epicardial adipose tissue and coronary artery disease: an article review |
| title_fullStr | Epicardial adipose tissue and coronary artery disease: an article review |
| title_full_unstemmed | Epicardial adipose tissue and coronary artery disease: an article review |
| title_short | Epicardial adipose tissue and coronary artery disease: an article review |
| title_sort | epicardial adipose tissue and coronary artery disease an article review |
| topic | angiography coronary artery disease (cad) echocardiography epicardial adipose tissue (eat) |
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