Epicardial fat accumulation and left heart remodelling in patients with chronic coronary syndrome.
Hikari SekiKoki NakanishiMasao DaimonKazutoshi HiroseYasuhiro MukaiYuriko YoshidaTomoko NakaoHiroyuki MoritaMarco R Di TullioShunichi HommaIssei KomuroPublished in: European heart journal open (2022)
CCS patients with increased EAT thickness had unfavourable left heart remodelling. The assessment of EAT thickness by echocardiography may have clinical utility as a simple surrogate to aid in risk stratification for impaired left heart function in CCS patients.
Keyphrases
- heart failure
- end stage renal disease
- ejection fraction
- optical coherence tomography
- atrial fibrillation
- newly diagnosed
- chronic kidney disease
- computed tomography
- prognostic factors
- left ventricular
- peritoneal dialysis
- pulmonary hypertension
- patient reported outcomes
- case report
- aortic stenosis
- patient reported
- fatty acid