The presence of excessive epicardial fat adds to the weight of the ventricles and increases the effort involved in pumping blood around the body. Why should such an energy store be located in this ...

Although there have been relatively few studies of epicardial fat, the evidence reported so far suggests that epicardial adipose tissue is anatomically and clinically related to cardiac morphology ...

New research reveals the danger of ‘fatty muscles’, but there are steps you can take to protect yourself against this hard-to-detect risk ...

Fat surrounding the heart, called epicardial adipose tissue, plays a key role in how well your heart functions. But in some people, this fat can do more harm than good. “What we’re doing that ...

Naturally, our hearts are surrounded by a layer of fat called “epicardial adipose tissue ... to analyze the fat or adipose tissue around the heart. “Using this new MRI technique ...

New study shows tirzepatide reduces LV mass and heart fat in obesity-related HFpEF, potentially improving heart failure outcomes.

“There are other types of ‘hidden’ fats, too, including fat around the heart known as epicardial fat and in the liver known as hepatic fat. These fat deposits can also contribute to heart ...

This review article covers key aspects of FIP, including nomenclature and definition of pancreatic fat infiltration ... Studies have also shown that FIP is linked with augmented epicardial adipose ...

The supplement tricaprin, which is found in coconut or MCT oil, improved long-term survival for people with triglyceride ...