The value of echocardiographic measurement of epicardial adipose tissue in heart failure patients

The value of echocardiographic measurement of epicardial adipose tissue in heart failure patients

Abstract Aims Epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) is increasingly recognized as an important factor in the pathophysiology of heart failure (HF). Cardiac magnetic resonance (CMR) imaging is the gold‐standard imaging modality to evaluate EAT size, but in contrast to echocardiography, CMR is costly and no...

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Main Authors: Gijs vanWoerden, Dirk J. vanVeldhuisen, Thomas M. Gorter, Bob Ophuis, Huitzilihuitl Saucedo‐Orozco, Vanessa P.M. vanEmpel, Tineke P. Willems, Bastiaan Geelhoed, Michiel Rienstra, Berend Daan Westenbrink
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Wiley 2022-04-01
Series:ESC Heart Failure
Subjects:
HFpEF
HFmrEF
Epicardial adipose tissue
Echocardiography
Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1002/ehf2.13828

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https://doi.org/10.1002/ehf2.13828

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