The Relationship between Epicardial Fat and Atrial Fibrillation Cannot Be Fully Explained by Left Atrial Fibrosis.
Daniel MatosAntónio Miguel FerreiraPedro FreitasGustavo RodriguesJoão CarmoFrancisco CostaJoão AbecasisPedro CarmoCarla SaraivaDiogo CavacoFrancisco MorgadoMiguel MendesPedro AdragaoPublished in: Arquivos brasileiros de cardiologia (2022)
The weak correlation between EAT and LA suggests that LA fibrosis is not the main mechanism linking EAT and AF. EAT was more strongly associated with AF relapse than LA fibrosis, supporting the existence of other more important mediators of EAT and AF.