Open AccessAssociation of epicardial adipose tissue and left atrial size on non-contrast CT with atrial fibrillation: The Heinz Nixdorf Recall Study
Author(s) -
Amir A. Mahabadi,
Nils Lehmann,
Hagen Kälsch,
Marcus Bauer,
Iryna Dykun,
Kaffer Kara,
Susanne Moebus,
Karl-Heinz Jöckel,
Raimund Erbel,
Stefan Möhlenkamp
Publication year - 2014
Publication title -
european heart journal - cardiovascular imaging
Language(s) - English
Resource type - Journals
SCImago Journal Rank - 2.576
H-Index - 92
eISSN - 2047-2412
pISSN - 2047-2404
DOI - 10.1093/ehjci/jeu006
Subject(s) - medicine , atrial fibrillation , cardiology , odds ratio , confidence interval , univariate analysis , epicardial adipose tissue , coronary artery disease , multivariate analysis
Epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) is increased in subjects with atrial fibrillation (AF). Likewise, EAT is associated with left atrial (LA) size, as itself is a strong predictor of AF. We aimed to determine the association of EAT and LA size as computed tomography (CT)-derived measures with prevalent and incident AF and investigated whether both measures independently predict AF.
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