Sarah L Ayton, Jian L Yeo, Gaurav S Gulsin, Abhishek Dattani, Joanna Bilak, Aparna Deshpande, J Ranjit Arnold, Anvesha Singh, Matthew P M Graham-Brown, Leong Ng, Donald Jones, Piotr Slomka, Damini Dey, Alastair J Moss, Emer M Brady, Gerry P McCann
BACKGROUND: Dysregulated epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) may contribute to the development of heart failure in Type 2 diabetes (T2D). This study aimed to evaluate the associations between EAT volume and composition with imaging markers of subclinical cardiac dysfunction in people with T2D and no prevalent cardiovascular disease. METHODS: Prospective case-control study enrolling participants with and without T2D and no known cardiovascular disease. Two hundred and fifteen people with T2D (median age 63 years, 60 % male) and thirty-nine non-diabetics (median age 59 years, 62 % male) were included...
February 29, 2024: European Journal of Radiology