Association of Epicardial Adipose Tissue Thickness With Heart Rate Variability and Electrocardiographic Markers of Electrical Heterogeneity in Obesity
Ayhan Coşgun, Hüseyin Ören · 2026
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Ayhan Coşgun and Hüseyin Ören study fat around the heart in a 2026 paper. Obesity raises the risk of rhythm problems, and fat that hugs the heart may play a direct part. The team asked whether the thickness of that fat tracks nerve balance and electrical unevenness in the heart.
About one hundred twenty-nine adults with obesity were compared with one hundred fifty-six lean controls. Heart fat was thicker in the obesity group, and two electrical spread measures ran higher as well. Nerve balance measures also looked worse with obesity. In adjusted models, fat thickness stayed linked to both electrical measures on its own. The authors stress the links are associative, not a risk score for clinic use.
Catalog record
| CREATOR | Ayhan Coşgun, Hüseyin Ören |
|---|---|
| YEAR | 2026 |
| COLLECTION | PAPERS |
| FORMAT | TXT |
| FILE SIZE | 72 KB |
| VERSION | 1.0 |
| LICENSE | CC BY 4.0 |
| RIGHTS | CC BY |
| SOURCE | Europe PMC |