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.