Association between left atrial epicardial fat, left atrial volume, and the severity of atrial fibrillation.
Alexander R van RosendaelJeff M SmitMohammed El'MahdiuiPhilippe J van RosendaelMelissa LeungVictoria DelgadoJeroen J BaxPublished in: Europace : European pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac electrophysiology : journal of the working groups on cardiac pacing, arrhythmias, and cardiac cellular electrophysiology of the European Society of Cardiology (2022)
Left atrial epicardial fat mass was larger in PAF vs. SR, possibly indicating a marker of early disease, while large LA volumes were associated with a high prevalence of persistent/permanent AF. Elevated LA epicardial fat mass without large LA volume may reflect the early AF disease process.