What is the clinical evidence from this study?

Study design: Cross-Sectional. Population: Healthy subjects (n=60). Intervention: Transthoracic echocardiography vs. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI). Primary outcome: Correlation between epicardial adipose tissue thickness and MRI abdominal VAT (r = 0.864, p=0.01).

What does this research mean for the field?

Epicardial adipose tissue thickness measured by echocardiography shows an excellent correlation with MRI abdominal visceral adipose tissue, providing an easy and reliable imaging method for visceral adipose tissue prediction. Novelty: ClaimNovelty.METHODOLOGICAL. Consensus alignment: ConsensusAlignment.NEUTRAL.

What question did this study set out to answer?

To evaluate transthoracic echocardiography as an accessible and reliable imaging method for predicting visceral adipose tissue.

February 1, 2003Obesity Research

Epicardial Fat from Echocardiography: A New Method for Visceral Adipose Tissue Prediction

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Key result

Epicardial adipose tissue thickness measured by echocardiography showed an excellent correlation with MRI abdominal visceral adipose tissue (r = 0.864, p = 0.01).

Why the study?

Does transthoracic echocardiography accurately predict visceral adipose tissue compared to MRI in healthy subjects?

Population

60 healthy subjects (29 women, 31 men), mean age 49.5 +/- 16.2 years, with a wide range of body mass indexes.

Comparison

Transthoracic echocardiography to measure… vs Magnetic resonance imaging to measure epicardial…

Design

Cross-sectional

Authors

GIGianluca IacobellisPreventive Cardiology FAFilippo AssaelOspedale generale di zona San Camillo Treviso MRMária Cristina RibaudoPoliclinico Umberto I

Discussion

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Implication

Echocardiography may estimate visceral adiposity; leaves open validation for cardiovascular risk stratification in prospective cohorts.

Key Points

To evaluate transthoracic echocardiography as an accessible and reliable imaging method for predicting visceral adipose tissue.
Assessed 60 healthy subjects (29 women, 31 men, mean age 49.5 ± 16.2 years) across a wide range of body mass indexes.
Measured right ventricular epicardial adipose tissue thickness using both transthoracic echocardiography and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
Quantified abdominal visceral adipose tissue (VAT) cross-sectional areas at L4–L5 via MRI alongside standard anthropometric indexes.
Epicardial fat thickness was significantly higher in subjects with visceral versus peripheral fat distribution in men (9.97 ± 2.88 vs. 4.34 ± 1.98 mm, p = 0.005) and women (7.19 ± 2.74 vs. 3.43 ± 1.64 mm, p = 0.004).
Epicardial adipose tissue thickness showed strong linear correlations with waist circumference (r = 0.895, p = 0.01) and MRI abdominal VAT (r = 0.864, p = 0.01).
Multiple regression analysis identified epicardial adipose tissue thickness as the strongest independent predictor of MRI VAT (r² = 0.442, p = 0.02).

Study Design

Type

Cross-Sectional (n=60)

Structured PICO

Does transthoracic echocardiography accurately predict visceral adipose tissue compared to MRI in healthy subjects?

Population

60 healthy subjects (29 women, 31 men), mean age 49.5 +/- 16.2 years, with a wide range of body mass indexes.

Intervention

Transthoracic echocardiography to measure epicardial fat thickness on the right ventricle

Comparator

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to measure epicardial fat thickness and visceral adipose tissue (VAT) cross-sectional areas

Outcome

Correlation between epicardial adipose tissue thickness and MRI abdominal VATsurrogate

Main Result

Effect estimate: r = 0.864

p-value: p=0.01

Transthoracic echocardiography measurement of epicardial fat thickness is a reliable and easy method for predicting visceral adipose tissue, an indicator of cardiovascular risk.

Cite This Study

Iacobellis et al. (2003) conducted a cross-sectional in Healthy subjects (n=60). Transthoracic echocardiography vs. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) was evaluated on Correlation between epicardial adipose tissue thickness and MRI abdominal VAT (r = 0.864, p=0.01). Epicardial adipose tissue thickness measured by echocardiography showed an excellent correlation with MRI abdominal visceral adipose tissue (r = 0.864, p = 0.01).

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February 1, 2003Obesity Research

Epicardial Fat from Echocardiography: A New Method for Visceral Adipose Tissue Prediction

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Key result

Epicardial adipose tissue thickness measured by echocardiography showed an excellent correlation with MRI abdominal visceral adipose tissue (r = 0.864, p = 0.01).

Why the study?

Does transthoracic echocardiography accurately predict visceral adipose tissue compared to MRI in healthy subjects?

Population

60 healthy subjects (29 women, 31 men), mean age 49.5 +/- 16.2 years, with a wide range of body mass indexes.

Comparison

Transthoracic echocardiography to measure… vs Magnetic resonance imaging to measure epicardial…

Design

Cross-sectional

Authors

GIGianluca IacobellisPreventive Cardiology FAFilippo AssaelOspedale generale di zona San Camillo Treviso MRMária Cristina RibaudoPoliclinico Umberto I

Discussion

Member takes

Implication

Echocardiography may estimate visceral adiposity; leaves open validation for cardiovascular risk stratification in prospective cohorts.

Key Points

To evaluate transthoracic echocardiography as an accessible and reliable imaging method for predicting visceral adipose tissue.
Assessed 60 healthy subjects (29 women, 31 men, mean age 49.5 ± 16.2 years) across a wide range of body mass indexes.
Measured right ventricular epicardial adipose tissue thickness using both transthoracic echocardiography and magnetic resonance imaging (MRI).
Quantified abdominal visceral adipose tissue (VAT) cross-sectional areas at L4–L5 via MRI alongside standard anthropometric indexes.
Epicardial fat thickness was significantly higher in subjects with visceral versus peripheral fat distribution in men (9.97 ± 2.88 vs. 4.34 ± 1.98 mm, p = 0.005) and women (7.19 ± 2.74 vs. 3.43 ± 1.64 mm, p = 0.004).
Epicardial adipose tissue thickness showed strong linear correlations with waist circumference (r = 0.895, p = 0.01) and MRI abdominal VAT (r = 0.864, p = 0.01).
Multiple regression analysis identified epicardial adipose tissue thickness as the strongest independent predictor of MRI VAT (r² = 0.442, p = 0.02).

Study Design

Type

Cross-Sectional (n=60)

Structured PICO

Does transthoracic echocardiography accurately predict visceral adipose tissue compared to MRI in healthy subjects?

Population

60 healthy subjects (29 women, 31 men), mean age 49.5 +/- 16.2 years, with a wide range of body mass indexes.

Intervention

Transthoracic echocardiography to measure epicardial fat thickness on the right ventricle

Comparator

Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) to measure epicardial fat thickness and visceral adipose tissue (VAT) cross-sectional areas

Outcome

Correlation between epicardial adipose tissue thickness and MRI abdominal VATsurrogate

Main Result

Effect estimate: r = 0.864

p-value: p=0.01

Transthoracic echocardiography measurement of epicardial fat thickness is a reliable and easy method for predicting visceral adipose tissue, an indicator of cardiovascular risk.

Cite This Study

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a14e3e1253bd9cd3ce627de https://doi.org/10.1038/oby.2003.45

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