Obesity is associated with higher risks of cardiac arrhythmias. Although this may be partly
explained by concurrent cardiometabolic ill-health, growing evidence suggests that …

Epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) is a unique fat depot located around the heart, intimately
associated with the myocardium and coronary arteries. The secretion of bioactive molecules …

Evidence points epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) as an emerging cardiovascular risk marker.
Whether genetic polymorphisms linked with atherosclerosis are associated with higher EAT …

Aims Gamma-glutamyltransferase (GGT) has been recognized as a cardiovascular risk
factor, and its highest molecular weight fraction [big GGT (b-GGT)] is found in vulnerable …

Cardiovascular diseases are the major cause of mor-bidity and mortality causing 19.1
million deaths worldwide in 2020. 1 Coronary artery disease (CAD) and heart failure …

Background: The most common cardiac arrhythmia, atrial fibrillation (AF), has been
associated in prior research with a worse prognosis, both short-and long-term. Although the …

Obesity is associated with an increased risk of atrial and ventricular arrhythmias, including
life-threatening ones. Epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) is located deep under the visceral …

Epicardial adipose tissue as a mediator of cardiac arrhythmias Kiran Haresh Kumar Patel, BSc
MRCP1, Taesoon Hwang, BSc1, Curtis Page 1 1 Epicardial adipose tissue as a mediator of …

510 INDIAN J MED RES, JUNE 2020 unexplored. However, systemic conditions such as
obesity, insulin resistance, diabetes and coronary atherosclerosis (in the setting of reverse …