the evidence reported so far suggests that epicardial adipose tissue is anatomically and clinically related to cardiac morphology and function. Indeed, epicardial fat is a metabolically active ...

Atrial fibrillation is a cardiac arrhythmia in which the upper chambers of the heart the atria beat irregularly and, often, rapidly. The condition occurs as a consequence of uncoordinated ...

Analyzing this tissue could let doctors identify patients at greatest risk for potentially deadly cardiac problems such as coronary artery disease, atrial ... known as "epicardial adipose tissue." ...

Lipomatous Hypertrophy of the Atrial Septum & Lipoma The interatrial septum largely consists of an invagination of the atrial roof and contains epicardial ... of mature adipose tissue and brown ...