The impact of epicardial adipose tissue in patients with acute myocardial infarction.

Christoph FisserStefan CollingKurt DeblAndrea HetzeneckerUlrich SterzOkka W HamerClaudia FellnerLars S MaierStefan BuchnerMichael Arzt

Published in: Clinical research in cardiology : official journal of the German Cardiac Society (2021)

Patients with acute MI showed higher volume of EAT than healthy individuals. High EAT was linked to more MVO and greater ST-deviation. EAT was associated with infarct size, but not with MSI.

Keyphrases

acute myocardial infarction
adipose tissue
percutaneous coronary intervention
left ventricular
metabolic syndrome
atrial fibrillation
skeletal muscle