Epicardial adipose tissue characteristics, obesity and clinical outcomes in COVID-19: A post-hoc analysis of a prospective cohort study

Conte, Caterina; Esposito, Antonio; De Lorenzo, Rebecca; Di Filippo, Luigi; Palmisano, Anna; Vignale, Davide; Leone, Riccardo; Nicoletti, Valeria; Ruggeri, Annalisa; Gallone, Guglielmo; Secchi, Antonio; Bosi, Emanuele; Tresoldi, Moreno; Castagna, Antonella; Landoni, Giovanni; Zangrillo, Alberto; De Cobelli, Francesco; Ciceri, Fabio; Camici, Paolo; Rovere-Querini, Patrizia

doi:10.1016/j.numecd.2021.04.020

Obesity-related cardiometabolic risk factors associate with COVID-19 severity and outcomes. Epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) is associated with cardiometabolic disturbances, is a source of proinflammatory cytokines and a marker of visceral adiposity. We investigated the relation between EAT characteristics and outcomes in COVID-19 patients.

Epicardial adipose tissue characteristics, obesity and clinical outcomes in COVID-19: A post-hoc analysis of a prospective cohort study / Conte, C., Esposito, A., De Lorenzo, R., Di Filippo, L., Palmisano, A., Vignale, D., Leone, R., Nicoletti, V., Ruggeri, A., Gallone, G., Secchi, A., Bosi, E., Tresoldi, M., Castagna, A., Landoni, G., Zangrillo, A., De Cobelli, F., Ciceri, F., Camici, P., Rovere-Querini, P.. - In: NMCD. NUTRITION METABOLISM AND CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES. - ISSN 0939-4753. - 31:7(2021), pp. 2156-2164. [10.1016/j.numecd.2021.04.020]