Why the study?
Is pericardial fat associated with prevalent atrial fibrillation?
Is pericardial fat associated with prevalent atrial fibrillation?
Pericardial fat is independently associated with prevalent atrial fibrillation, suggesting a potential mechanistic link beyond general adiposity.
May refine AF risk assessment beyond BMI; leaves open causality and need for prospective validation.
Pericardial fat was associated with prevalent AF even after adjustment for AF risk factors, including body mass index. If this association is replicated, further investigations into the mechanisms linking pericardial fat to AF are merited.
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Thanassoulis et al. (2010) studied this question.
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