ArticleJournal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis2026
Association between Epicardial Adipose Tissue Volume and Changes in Left Ventricular Ejection Fraction in Patients with Acute Coronary Syndrome.
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- A Critical Systematic Review of Modelling Approaches and Methodologies used in Hyperlipidaemia Economic Evaluations.PharmacoEconomics · 2026Pooled it
- When Fat Speaks: Decoding the Signals of Epicardial Adipose Tissue after Acute Coronary Syndrome.Journal of atherosclerosis and thrombosis · 2026Article
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Abstract
aimsAlthough previous studies have shown that epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) volume is increased in patients with acute coronary syndrome (ACS), its correlation with left ventricular (LV) remodeling and LV ejection fraction (LVEF) after ACS remains unknown. This study evaluated the association between the EAT volume and temporal LVEF changes in patients with ACS.
methodsThis prospective cohort study included 197 patients hospitalized for ACS. Among them, 143 (86 males, 67±12 years) underwent follow-up. Echocardiography was performed for three years. The patients were divided into three groups according to their LVEF: heart failure with reduced EF (HFrEF), heart failure with mildly reduced EF (HFmrEF), and heart failure with preserved EF (HFpEF).
resultsThere was no association between the EAT volume at the onset of ACS and the difference in LVEF during follow-up (β = -0.08, p = 0.42). Peak creatine phosphokinase levels during ACS were most strongly correlated with the chronic-phase LVEF (r = -0.51, p＜0.01). Patients with HFrEF had the highest EAT volume (HFrEF: 134±38 mL; HFmrEF: 102±35 mL; HFpEF: 120±51mL; p = 0.04). Among patients with chronic HFmrEF and HFpEF, but not HFrEF, EAT volume was positively correlated with body mass index (r = 0.37, p = 0.03, and r = 0.45, p＜0.01, respectively).
conclusionsEAT volume was not associated with LVEF changes at 3 years after ACS. However, patients with chronic HFrEF had a significantly higher EAT volume despite not being obese.
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