Epicardial adipose tissue and outcome in patients with acute coronary syndrome

What is it about?

Epicardial adipose tissue is the visceral fat of the heart and may play a pivotal role in atherosclerosis of the coronary artery vessels, due to its anatomical proximity. We assessed the impact of thicker epicardial adipose tissue on adverse outcome in our high-risk cohort of acute coronary syndrome patients. In our study, thicker epicardial adipose tissue was associated with future adverse outcome.

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Why is it important?

To the best of our knowledge, this is the first study that has addressed the role of epicardial adipose tissue on cardiovascular outcome in a high-risk population presenting with acute coronary syndrome and undergoing percutaneous coronary intervention.