Myocardial Adipose Deposition and the Development of Heart Failure with Preserved Ejection Fraction

2019163 citationsJournal Articlebronze Open Access

Authors

Cho‐Kai Wu · National Taiwan University Hospital

Jen‐Kuang Lee · National Taiwan University Hospital

Jung‐Chi Hsu · Chia-Yi Christian Hospital

Mao‐Yuan Su · National Taiwan University Hospital

Yifan Wu · Taipei City Hospital

Ting‐Tse Lin · National Yang Ming Chiao Tung University

Chen‐Wei Lan

Abstract

Patients with HFpEF had significantly more intramyocardial fat than HFrEF patients or non-HF controls. Independent of risk factors or gender, intramyocardial fat correlated with LV diastolic dysfunction parameters in HFpEF patients.

Topics & Keywords

Cardiovascular Disease and Adiposity Cardiovascular Effects of Exercise Cardiovascular Function and Risk Factors

UN Sustainable Development Goals

Good health and well-being

Publication Details

Published in: European Journal of Heart Failure

Volume 22, Issue 3, pp. 445-454

DOI: 10.1002/ejhf.1617

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