Gordura epicárdica

The impact of epicardial fat volume on coronary plaque vulnerability: insight from optical coherence tomography analysis

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Conclusion Epicardial fat volume (EFV) was associated with coronary plaque vulnerability and high EFV was an independent predictor of ACS in patients with coronary artery disease.
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Human Epicardial Adipose Tissue Is a Source of Inflammatory Mediators

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Conclusions— Epicardial adipose tissue is a source of several inflammatory mediators in high-risk cardiac patients. Plasma inflammatory biomarkers may not adequately reflect local tissue inflammation. Current therapies do not appear to eliminate local inflammatory signals in epicardial adipose tissue.
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Echocardiographic epicardial fat thickness and coronary artery disease.

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CONCLUSIONS:

Epicardial fat thickness was significantly correlated with the severity of coronary artery disease in patients with known coronary artery disease.

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A gordura epicárdica medida por qualquer método se firma como fator de risco para coronariopatia.

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Para nós, ecocardiografistas, essa medida leva 30 segundos e nem precisa mudar o paciente de posição.

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Falta só uma tabela de normalidade para podermos usar na rotina.

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