The current epidemic of obesity with the associated increasing incidence of insulin
resistance, diabetes mellitus and atherosclerosis affecting a large proportion of the North …

Epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) refers to the fat depot that exists on the surface of the
myocardium and is contained entirely beneath the pericardium, thus surrounding and in …

Myocardial fat content refers to the storage of triglyceride droplets within cardiomyocytes. In
addition, the heart and arteries are surrounded by layers of adipose tissue, exerting …

Perivascular adipose tissue surrounds (coronary) arteries and may be involved in local
stimulation of atherosclerotic plaque formation. Epicardial adipose tissue, the adipose tissue …

Different visceral fat compartments have several systemic effects and may play a role in the
development of both insulin resistance and cardiovascular diseases. In the last couple of …

Epicardial and perivascular fat depot size is considered an index of cardiac and visceral
obesity. The functional and anatomic proximity of epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) to …

Although cardiovascular disease and its risk factors have been widely studied and new
methods of diagnosis and treatment have been developed and implemented, the morbidity …

Traditionally, it is believed that white adipose tissues serve as energy storage, heat
insulation, and mechanical cushion, whereas non-shivering thermogenesis occurs in brown …

BACKGROUND & AIMS: Increased visceral adiposity is considered the hallmark of the
metabolic syndrome, whose hepatic manifestation is nonalcoholic fatty liver disease …

Epicardial fat, the local visceral fat depot enclosed by the visceral pericardial sac, surrounds
the coronary arteries for most of their course, and may contribute to the development of …