Circulation. Cardiovascular imaging
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Circ Cardiovasc Imaging · Sep 2010
Prevalence, distribution, and risk factor correlates of high pericardial and intrathoracic fat depots in the Framingham heart study.
Pericardial and intrathoracic fat depots may represent novel risk factors for obesity-related cardiovascular disease. We sought to determine the prevalence, distribution, and risk factor correlates of high pericardial and intrathoracic fat deposits. ⋯ Although prevalence of pericardial fat and intrathoracic fat were comparable at 30%, intrathoracic fat correlated more closely with metabolic risk and visceral fat. Intrathoracic fat may be a potential marker of metabolic risk and visceral fat on thoracic imaging.