Why the study?
Is epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) mass assessed by CMR associated with ventricular remodeling and LV dysfunction in patients with non-ischemic dilated cardiomyopathy?
Population
150 subjects (112 consecutive patients with non-ischemic dilated cardiomyopathy (DCM) and 48 healthy controls)
Comparison
Cardiac magnetic resonance imaging assessment of… vs Healthy controls
Design
Cross-sectional
Authors
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Reduced EAT in DCM cautions against clinical use; leaves open mechanistic role in remodeling as hypothesis-generating.
Is epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) mass assessed by CMR associated with ventricular remodeling and LV dysfunction in patients with non-ischemic dilated cardiomyopathy?
In patients with non-ischemic dilated cardiomyopathy, epicardial adipose tissue is decreased compared to healthy controls but correlates positively with LV mass and volumes.
Doesch et al. (2013) studied this question.
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