Journal
EUROPEAN HEART JOURNAL-CARDIOVASCULAR IMAGING
Volume 14, Issue 7, Pages 625-630Publisher
OXFORD UNIV PRESS
DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/jet045
Keywords
Pericardial fat; Imaging biomarkers; Cardiovascular risk; Echocardiography
Funding
- CNR Institute of Clinical Physiology, Pisa, Italy
- European Foundation for the Study of Diabetes
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Ectopic fat deposition has been associated with lipotoxicity and derangement in local and systemic metabolism, insulin resistance, cardiac dysfunction, atherosclerosis, local, and systemic inflammation. The mechanisms and potentially detrimental effects of such an accumulation should be fully investigated in order to establish preventive strategies. The aim of this review is to provide an overview of current knowledge regarding imaging techniques to measure cardiac fat deposition and its potential clinical relevance, if any.
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