The Role of Echocardiography in the Assessment of Epicardial Adipose Tissue: A Systematic Review and Meta-analysis
Barbara Pala, Mariagrazia Piscione, Francesco Cribari, Serena De Mitri, Paola Gualtieri, Antonino De Lorenzo, Luigi Barrea, Marco Alfonso Perrone, Gianluca Iacobellis, Laura Di Renzo · 2026
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Barbara Pala and co-authors carried out a systematic review and meta-analysis, published in 2026, on ultrasound measurement of the fat layer that sits directly on the heart. This fat, called epicardial adipose tissue, is active tissue linked to heart and metabolic disease.
Magnetic resonance and CT scans measure the fat's full volume well, but cost, access, and radiation limit their use for routine checks. Ultrasound is cheap and widespread, yet how well a simple thickness reading stands in for true volume was unclear. The authors gathered disease-by-disease evidence and compared ultrasound values with scan-based volumes, aiming to define where the quick bedside test can be trusted.
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| CREATOR | Barbara Pala, Mariagrazia Piscione, Francesco Cribari, Serena De Mitri, Paola Gualtieri, Antonino De Lorenzo, Luigi Barrea, Marco Alfonso Perrone, Gianluca Iacobellis, Laura Di Renzo |
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| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 93136 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |