Epicardial Adipose Tissue Thickness as an Independent Predictor of Ventricular Tachycardia Recurrence Following Ablation

Although several investigations have shown a relationship between increased epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) and atrial fibrillation (AF), the association between EAT and ventricular tachycardia (VT) has not been evaluated.

Source: Heart Rhythm - June 12, 2019 Category: Cardiology Authors: Alireza Sepehri Shamloo, Katharina Schoene, Annina Stauber, Angeliki Darma, Nikolaos Dagres, Boris Dinov, Livio Bertagnolli, Sebastian Hilbert, Andreas M üssigbrodt, Daniela Husser, Andreas Bollmann, Gerhard Hindricks, Arash Arya Source Type: research