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 not widely available. We investigated EAT thickness on echocardiography in relation to EAT volume on CMR, and we assessed the agreement between observers for measuring echocardiographic EAT.

Methods and results

Patients with HF and left ventricular ejection fraction >40% were enrolled. All patients underwent CMR imaging and transthoracic-echocardiography. EAT volume was quantified on CMR short-axis cine-stacks. Echocardiographic EAT thickness was measured on parasternal long-axis and short-a

SUBMITTER: van Woerden G 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC8934911 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature