Epicardial adipose tissue is a robust measure of increased risk of myocardial infarction - a meta-analysis on over 6600 patients and rationale for the EPIC-ACS study.

Patients with myocardial infarction have more EAT as compared to patients without myocardial infarction independently of the used imaging modality. Further prospective studies are needed to evaluate, how quantification of EAT in clinical routine can improve patients management.