Key result
Higher epicardial fat tissue thickness was not significantly associated with an increased risk of frequent premature ventricular contractions in patients without structural heart disease (OR 1.14, p=0.669).
Why the study?
The study was conducted to evaluate the relationship between epicardial fat tissue thickness and frequent premature ventricular contractions.
Does epicardial fat tissue thickness correlate with frequent premature ventricular contractions in patients without structural heart disease?
Population
50 patients with no structural heart diseases diagnosed with PVCs on 24-hour Holter monitoring
Comparison
Frequent PVCs (>10 per hour) vs non-frequent PVCs
Design
Cross-sectional study
Authors
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EFT thickness should not inform PVC risk assessment without structural heart disease; leaves open its links with age and IVSD for prospective study.
Cross-Sectional (n=50)
No
Does epicardial fat tissue thickness correlate with frequent premature ventricular contractions in patients without structural heart disease?
Odds Ratio: 1.14 (95% CI 0.62–2.07)
p-value: p=0.669
In patients without structural heart disease, frequent PVCs are associated with higher left ventricular end-diastolic and left atrial diameters, but not significantly with epicardial fat tissue thickness.
Mirrazeghi et al. (2021) conducted a cross-sectional in Premature ventricular contractions (n=50). Epicardial fat tissue (EFT) thickness vs. Lower EFT thickness was evaluated on Frequent premature ventricular contractions (>10 per hour) (OR 1.14, 95% CI 0.62-2.07, p=0.669). Higher epicardial fat tissue thickness was not significantly associated with an increased risk of frequent premature ventricular contractions in patients without structural heart disease (OR 1.14, p=0.669).
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