Study of Correlation Between Epicardial Fat Thickness and Severity of Coronary Artery Disease

Overview

Journal Indian Heart J

Publisher Elsevier

Specialty Cardiology & Vascular Diseases

Date 2020 Nov 15

PMID 33189210

Citations 2

Authors

Sunil Kumar Shambu

Nagaraj Desai

Nikhil Sundaresh

M Suresh Babu

B Madhu

Oliver Joel Gona

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Abstract

Epicardial fat thickness (EFT) reflects visceral adiposity and is associated with coronary artery disease (CAD). This study aimed to assess the correlation of echocardiographic EFT with the severity of CAD and to determine the EFT cut-off to predict CAD. EFT was measured in 503 patients undergoing coronary angiogram. Mean EFT was significantly higher in the CAD group than control group (5.55 ± 1.21 mm vs 3.25 ± 1.15 mm, p < 0.0001). EFT correlated with Gensini score (r = 0.906, p < 0.001). EFT cut-off ≥ 4.75 mm had 87% sensitivity and 63% specificity for prediction of significant CAD (AUC: 0.831, p < 0.001).

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