Increased epicardial adipose tissue area and radiodensity in sarcopenic obesity
Tianwen He, Ruilin Wang, Wenhua Jiang, Rongna Lian, Xiaomei Chen, Ming Yang · 2026
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Tianwen He and co-authors measure heart fat in 2026 in adults whose bodies combine low muscle with obesity. That mix, called sarcopenic obesity, carries heart and metabolic risk beyond either trait alone. Chest scans of 1,678 adults gave fat area around the heart and its density. Body makeup and grip strength sorted people into four groups, from normal to the combined state.
Only forty-five people met the combined state, yet their heart fat stood out sharply. Both fat area and density ran higher there than in the normal group, even after full adjustment. The combined effect beat what either trait gave alone. Heart fat scans may flag the highest-risk bodies early.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Tianwen He, Ruilin Wang, Wenhua Jiang, Rongna Lian, Xiaomei Chen, Ming Yang |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 43218 |
| LICENSE | https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by/4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |