Epicardial adipose tissue is associated with extent of pneumonia and adverse outcomes in patients with COVID-19

AimWe sought to examine the association of epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) quantified on chest computed tomography (CT) with the extent of pneumonia and adverse outcomes in patients with coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19).

Source: Metabolism - Clinical and Experimental - November 19, 2020 Category: Biomedical Science Authors: Kajetan Grodecki, Andrew Lin, Aryabod Razipour, Sebastien Cadet, Priscilla A. McElhinney, Cato Chan, Barry D. Pressman, Peter Julien, Pal Maurovich-Horvat, Nicola Gaibazzi, Udit Thakur, Elisabetta Mancini, Cecilia Agalbato, Robert Men è, Gianfranco Parat Source Type: research