Prognostic implications of epicardial fat volume quantification in acute pericarditis.

George LazarosAlexios S AntonopoulosEvangelos K OikonomouPanagiotis VasileiouEvangelos OikonomouEvangelia StroumpouliApostolos KaravidasCharalambos AntoniadesDimitris Tousoulis

Published in: European journal of clinical investigation (2016)

We report for the first time a significant association of EFV with the clinical features and the outcome of patients with acute pericarditis. Measurement of EFV by CT may have important prognostic implications in these patients.

Keyphrases

end stage renal disease
ejection fraction
computed tomography
liver failure
peritoneal dialysis
prognostic factors
intensive care unit
respiratory failure
image quality
patient reported outcomes
pet ct