Epicardial adipose tissue predicts incident cardiovascular disease and mortality in patients with type 2 diabetes.

Regitse Højgaard ChristensenBernt Johan von ScholtenChristian S HansenMagnus T JensenTina VilsbøllPeter RossingPeter G Jørgensen

Published in: Cardiovascular diabetology (2019)

High levels of EAT were associated with the composite of incident CVD and mortality in patients with type 2 diabetes, particularly in men, after adjusting for CVD risk factors. EAT modestly improved risk prediction over CVD risk factors.

Keyphrases

risk factors
cardiovascular disease
adipose tissue
cardiovascular events
type diabetes
high fat diet