Key result
In asymptomatic normotensive patients with abdominal obesity, epicardial fat thickness above the 75th percentile was associated with a significantly higher prevalence of subclinical organ damage (89.5% vs 38.3%, p<0.01).
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Should not yet change practice; leaves open whether epicardial fat predicts events in obesity.
Cross-Sectional (n=132)
No
Absolute Event Rate: 89.5% vs 38.3%
p-value: p=<0.01
Druzhilov et al. (2015) conducted a cross-sectional in Abdominal obesity (n=132). Epicardial fat thickness ≥ 75th percentile vs. Epicardial fat thickness < 75th percentile was evaluated on Subclinical organ damage (p=<0.01). In asymptomatic normotensive patients with abdominal obesity, epicardial fat thickness above the 75th percentile was associated with a significantly higher prevalence of subclinical organ damage (89.5% vs 38.3%, p<0.01).
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