Abstract Background Epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) is increased in comorbidities common in heart failure (HF). In this sense, EAT could potentially mediate effects that lead to an impaired cardiac function. Objectives This meta-analysis aims to investigate if the amount of EAT in all-types of HF and each HF phenotype is significantly different from control patients. Methods This meta-analysis followed the Meta-analysis Of Observational Studies in Epidemiology guidelines. The search was performed in the MEDLINE, Embase, and Lilacs databases until November […]

Dear Editor, We read with great interest the article entitled “The Relationship Between Epicardial Adipose Tissue and Insulin Resistance in Obese Children”. In that paper, the authors performed tissue doppler echocardiography to evaluate epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) thickness, electromechanical delay (EMD) and other standard measurements in 94 obese pediatric patients. Patients with Homeostatic Model Assessment for Insulin Resistance (HOMA-IR) greater than the 90th percentile in an age and sex-specific percentile curve were labeled as having insulin resistance (IR). This study […]

Background Insulin resistance (IR) is an important disorder in obese children because it is closely related to cardiovascular diseases. Epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) plays a role in the development of IR due to secreted bioactive molecules, and the inflammatory process of these molecules may cause atrial electromechanical delay (EMD). Objective The objective of our study was to determine the relationship between EAT and EMD with IR in obese children. Methods Ninety-four obese patients were included in the study. IR was […]