Association of epicardial fat volume with subclinical myocardial damage in patients with type 2 diabetes mellitus.

Yurui HuWenji YuFeifei ZhangYufeng WangJingwen WangPeng WanXiaoliang ShaoJianfeng WangYonghong SunYue-Tao Wang

Published in: Quantitative imaging in medicine and surgery (2024)

EFV is an independent risk factor for LVSD in T2DM patients with normal LVEF and normal MPI, which could potentially serve as a novel imaging marker and a potential therapeutic target for subclinical myocardial damage.

Keyphrases

left ventricular
oxidative stress
high resolution
adipose tissue
heart failure
human health
type diabetes
risk assessment
insulin resistance
weight loss