Cardiovascular diseases are the leading cause of death worldwide. Overweight and obesity
are strongly associated with comorbidities such as hypertension and insulin resistance …

Diabesity is a term used to describe the combined adverse health effects of obesity and
diabetes mellitus. The worldwide dual epidemic of obesity and type 2 diabetes is an …

Epicardial adipose tissue has unique properties that distinguish it from other depots of
visceral fat. Rather than having distinct boundaries, the epicardium shares an unobstructed …

Epicardial adipose tissue is a unique and multifaceted fat depot with local and systemic
effects. This tissue is distinguished from other visceral fat depots by a number of anatomical …

Obesity is increasingly recognized as a major modifiable determinant of atrial fibrillation
(AF). Although body mass index and other clinical measures are useful indications of …

Epicardial adipose tissue is an unusual visceral fat depot with anatomical and functional
contiguity to the myocardium and coronary arteries. Under physiological conditions …

Epicardial fat plays a role in cardiovascular diseases. Because of its anatomic and functional
proximity to the myocardium and its intense metabolic activity, some interactions between …

Background Obesity is a well-established risk factor for heart failure (HF). However,
implications of pericardial fat on incident HF is unclear. Objectives This study sought to …

Accumulating evidence points to the existence of an inflammatory‐metabolic phenotype of
heart failure with a preserved ejection fraction (HFpEF), which is characterized by …

Objectives: The aim of this study was to characterize the relationship between pericardial fat
and atrial fibrillation (AF). Background: Obesity is an important risk factor for AF. Pericardial …