2016
Prognostic implications of epicardial fat volume quantification in acute pericarditis
Lazaros G, Antonopoulos AS, Oikonomou EK, Vasileiou P, Oikonomou E, Stroumpouli E, Karavidas A, Antoniades C, Tousoulis D. Prognostic implications of epicardial fat volume quantification in acute pericarditis. European Journal Of Clinical Investigation 2016, 47: 129-136. PMID: 27931089, DOI: 10.1111/eci.12711.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsEpicardial fat volumeCardiac computerized tomographyComposite clinical endpointAcute pericarditisIncessant pericarditisChest painPrognostic implicationsClinical endpointsPoor responsePericardial effusion sizeOutcomes of patientsAtrial fibrillation developmentImportant prognostic implicationsCardiovascular disease pathogenesisAnti-inflammatory drugsLower odds ratioFifty patientsClinical featuresEffusion sizeFirst diagnosisPrognostic informationOdds ratioPericarditisFat volumePatients
2010
Pericardial Fat Is Independently Associated With Human Atrial Fibrillation
Al Chekakie M, Welles CC, Metoyer R, Ibrahim A, Shapira AR, Cytron J, Santucci P, Wilber DJ, Akar JG. Pericardial Fat Is Independently Associated With Human Atrial Fibrillation. Journal Of The American College Of Cardiology 2010, 56: 784-788. PMID: 20797492, DOI: 10.1016/j.jacc.2010.03.071.Peer-Reviewed Original ResearchConceptsPericardial fat volumeParoxysmal atrial fibrillationPersistent atrial fibrillationAtrial fibrillationPericardial fatFat volumeAtrial enlargementSinus rhythmPathogenesis of AFSinus rhythm groupTraditional risk factorsVentricular ejection fractionValvular heart diseaseBody mass indexVisceral adipose tissuePersistent AF patientsHuman atrial fibrillationAF independentAF patientsDiabetes mellitusEjection fractionMass indexHeart diseaseRisk factorsInflammatory properties
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