Epicardial fat, left ventricular strain, and T1-relaxation times in obese individuals with a normal ejection fraction

Acta Radiol. 2019 Oct;60(10):1251-1257. doi: 10.1177/0284185119826549. Epub 2019 Feb 6.
No abstract available

Keywords: CMR; Epicardial fat; T1 map; cardiac magnetic resonance; obesity; strain.

MeSH terms

  • Adipose Tissue / diagnostic imaging*
  • Adipose Tissue / pathology
  • Female
  • Heart Ventricles / diagnostic imaging*
  • Heart Ventricles / physiopathology*
  • Humans
  • Magnetic Resonance Imaging / methods*
  • Male
  • Middle Aged
  • Obesity / physiopathology*
  • Pericardium / diagnostic imaging*
  • Pericardium / pathology
  • Prospective Studies
  • Stroke Volume