With worldwide expansion of the aging population, research on age-related pathologies is
receiving growing interest. In this review, we discuss current knowledge regarding the …

Obesity plays relevant pathophysiological role in the development of health problems,
arising as result of complex interaction of genetic, nutritional, and metabolic factors. Due to …

Epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) is part of the visceral adipose tissue (VAT) that surrounds
the heart and it is a quantifiable, modifiable, and multifaceted tissue that has both local and …

Methods for assessment, eg., anthropometric indicators and imaging techniques, of several
phenotypes of human obesity, with special reference to abdominal fat content, have been …

A single abdominal cross-sectional computerized axial tomography and magnetic
resonance image is often obtained in studies examining adipose tissue (AT) distribution. An …

The burden of obesity has increased globally over the last few decades and its association
with insulin resistance and related cardio-metabolic problems have adversely affected our …

The primary genetic, environmental, and metabolic factors responsible for causing insulin
resistance and pancreatic β-cell failure and the precise sequence of events leading to the …

Objective: To validate transthoracic echocardiography as an easy and reliable imaging
method for visceral adipose tissue (VAT) prediction. VAT is recognized as an important …

Objective: To determine the frequency of cardiovascular risk factors in people categorised by
previously defined “action g126 levels” of waist circumference. Design: Prevalence study in …

Epicardial fat (EF) is a visceral fat deposit, located between the heart and the pericardium,
which shares many of the pathophysiological properties of other visceral fat deposits, It also …