How is epicardial adipose tissue thickness measured by transthoracic echocardiography?
Transthoracic echocardiography provides an easily available and low-cost method for measuring epicardial adipose tissue thickness, a marker associated with metabolic syndrome, coronary artery disease, and hypertension.
Epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) is a component of the visceral adiposity located between the heart and pericardium. It is associated with certain diseases, such as metabolic syndrome, coronary artery disease, and hypertension. Therefore, measurement of EAT thickness has recently gained importance. Examination by transthoracic echocardiography for measuring EAT thickness is preferable because of easy availability and low cost. The present review focuses on the method of measuring EAT thickness by transthoracic echocardiography as well as the issues of concern.
Serpil Eroğlu (Fri,) studied this question.
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