The Influence of Pericardial Fat on Left Ventricular Diastolic Function.

Patrícia CoelhoHugo DuarteCarlos AlcafacheFrancisco Rodrigues

Published in: Diagnostics (Basel, Switzerland) (2024)

Measurement of abdominal circumference, PF, and EF is an early indicator of diastolic changes with transthoracic echocardiography being the gold standard exam.

Keyphrases

left ventricular
hypertrophic cardiomyopathy
cardiac resynchronization therapy
body mass index
heart failure
acute myocardial infarction
aortic stenosis
mitral valve
left atrial
adipose tissue
body weight
fatty acid
blood pressure
computed tomography
physical activity
coronary artery disease
aortic valve