Cardiac Steatosis Associates With Visceral Obesity in Nondiabetic Obese Men

Abstract

We suggest that visceral obesity is the best predictor of epicardial and pericardial fat in abdominally obese subjects. Myocardial TG content may present a separate entity that is influenced by factors beyond visceral adiposity.

Epicardial fat, cardiac geometry and cardiac function in patients with non-alcoholic fatty liver disease: Association with the severity of liver disease

“…In the last years growing evidence also suggests that the increase in epicardial fat can be considered a cardiometabolic risk factor [32], being associated with the metabolic syndrome [33], with a diagnosis of NAFLD both by US or MR spectroscopy [14][15][16][17][18], with carotid atherosclerosis [34] and coronary artery disease [35]. Accordingly, we confirmed the association of epicardial fat thickness with older age, visceral obesity, hypertension and statin use, well-known factors associated with an increased cardiovascular risk.…”

“…The complex interplay between liver fat and heart function has been further demonstrated by studies reporting an association between NAFLD and epicardial fat thickness. Epicardial fat thickness, assessed by either magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) [14] or echocardiography [15,16] was higher in NAFLD subjects compared to non-NAFLD, and a correlation was reported between epicardial fat thickness and ALT levels [17], the severity of ultrasonographic (US) [15] or MR spectroscopy [18] steatosis, and the Nonalcoholic Activity Score (NAS) in un-adjusted analyses [16].…”

Ectopic Fat Depots and Left Ventricular Function in Nondiabetic Men With Nonalcoholic Fatty Liver Disease

“…13,17 After examination of all phases of the cine images, areas of fat layers between the myocardium and the visceral pericardium (epicardial fat) and the intrathoracic fat outside the parietal pericardium (pericardial fat) were measured in the enddiastolic image.…”

“…A PRESS technique with echo time of 35 ms was used for spatial localization and data acquisition from the myocardium was double triggered to account for both respiration and cardiac pulsation as previously described. 17 For determination of hepatic triglyceride content, a 25×25×25 mm 3 voxel was placed in the middle of the right liver lobe avoiding large vessels and intrahepatic bile ducts. A PRESS sequence with echo time of 30 ms and repetition time of 3000 ms was used for spatial localization.…”

Ultrasound Possibilities in the Diagnosis of Obesity in Pregnant Women

“…Количество ЭЖТ коррелирует с объемом жировых отложе-ний в миокарде и печени, визуализируемых с помощью спектрометрии [26]. Также было вы-явлено, что увеличение объема ЭЖТ связано с увеличением объема абдоминальной жировой ткани, содержания триглицеридов в миокарде и печени, диагностированного с помощью маг-нитно-резонансной спектрометрии [27].…”