Epicardial fat linked to worse outcomes after heart attack

Epicardial adipose tissue was associated with greater cardiac injury among patients who experienced an acute myocardial infarction, a speaker reported. Epicardial adipose tissue, the layer of fat between the myocardium and the lining of the heart, was associated with increased infarct size and area at risk, according to the results of a prospective multicenter study evaluating the impact of