Key result
Increased epicardial fat thickness is significantly correlated with the presence and severity of coronary artery disease, particularly in diabetic patients.
Why the study?
Epicardial fat has a direct impact on CAD severity, and the study aimed to determine the correlation between epicardial fat thickness and CAD severity in diabetic patients using the syntax scoring system.
Does epicardial fat thickness correlate with the severity of coronary artery disease in diabetic patients?
Does epicardial fat thickness correlate with the severity of coronary artery disease in diabetic patients?
Epicardial fat thickness measured by non-invasive imaging such as 2D-ECHO significantly correlates with the severity of coronary artery disease, serving as a potential marker for early diagnosis.
Supports epicardial fat thickness as a potential marker in diabetic CAD; hypothesis-generating and requires prospective validation.
People with diabetes are at high risk of coronary artery disease (CAD,) duration of diabetes is directly proportional to macro vascular complications. Epicardial fat through its various mechanism and anatomical closeness to the myocardium it has the direct impact on the severity of CAD. Aim of the study was to determine the correlation between epicardial fat thickness and severity of coronary artery disease in diabetic patients using syntax scoring system. The references used in this review were identified through PubMed and Google Schlor searches of articles published for the last 20 years. Search terms included CAD, correlation of EFT in CAD, syntax scoring system , Gensini scoring system, 2D-ECHO, diabetes in CAD. We reviewed 50 articles done on only humans. We reviewed relevant review articles also. It can be concluded that Epicardial fat thickness has significant correlation with severity of coronary artery disease.
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Vignesh et al. (2020) conducted a review in Coronary artery disease. Epicardial fat thickness was evaluated on Severity of coronary artery disease. Increased epicardial fat thickness is significantly correlated with the presence and severity of coronary artery disease, particularly in diabetic patients.
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