Abstract Development of advanced modalities for detection of fat within the pancreas has
transformed understanding of the role of intra-pancreatic fat deposition (IPFD) in health and …

The prevalence of obesity has increased globally over the last 2 decades. Although the body
mass index has been a convenient and simple index of obesity at the population level …

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 …

The atria provide an important contribution to cardiac function. 1, 2 Besides their impact on
ventricular filling, they serve as a volume reservoir, host pacemaker cells and important parts …

Atrial fibrillation (AF) is the most common sustained cardiac arrhythmia in humans. Several
risk factors promote AF, among which diabetes mellitus has emerged as one of the most …

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 …

The atria provide an important contribution to cardiac function. 1, 2 Besides their impact on
ventricular filling, they serve as a volume reservoir, host pacemaker cells and important parts …

Background Empagliflozin is a sodium-glucose cotransporter 2 (SGLT2) inhibitor that has
demonstrated cardiovascular and renal protection in patients with type 2 diabetes (T2D). We …

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 …

Obesity-related cardiovascular disease in children is becoming more prevalent in
conjunction with the rise in childhood obesity. Children with obesity are predisposed to an …