Kotha, S. orcid.org/0000-0001-6853-3231, Plein, S., Greenwood, J.P. et al. (1 more author) (2024) Role of epicardial adipose tissue in diabetic cardiomyopathy through the lens of cardiovascular magnetic resonance imaging – a narrative review. Therapeutic Advances in Endocrinology and Metabolism, 15. ISSN 2042-0188
Abstract
Accumulating evidence suggests that ectopic/visceral adiposity may play a key role in the pathogenesis of nonischaemic cardiovascular diseases associated with type 2 diabetes. Epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) is a complex visceral fat depot, covering 80% of the cardiac surface with anatomical and functional contiguity to the myocardium and coronary arteries. EAT interacts with the biology of the underlying myocardium by secreting a wide range of adipokines. Magnetic resonance imaging (MRI) is the reference modality for structural and functional imaging of the heart. The technique is now also emerging as the reference imaging modality for EAT quantification. With this narrative review, we (a) surveyed contemporary clinical studies that utilized cardiovascular MRI to characterize EAT (studies published 2010–2023); (b) listed the clinical trials monitoring the response to treatment in EAT size as well as myocardial functional and structural parameters and (c) discussed the potential pathophysiological role of EAT in the development of diabetic cardiomyopathy. We concluded that increased EAT quantity and its inflammatory phenotype correlate with early signs of left ventricle dysfunction and may have a role in the pathogenesis of cardiac disease in diabetes with and without coronary artery disease.
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Item Type: | Article |
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Copyright, Publisher and Additional Information: | © The Author(s), 2024. This is an open access article under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution License (CC-BY 4.0), which permits unrestricted use, distribution and reproduction in any medium, provided the original work is properly cited. |
Keywords: | cardiovascular MRI, diabetes, epicardial adipose tissue |
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Institution: | The University of Leeds |
Academic Units: | The University of Leeds > Faculty of Medicine and Health (Leeds) > School of Medicine (Leeds) > Leeds Institute of Cardiovascular and Metabolic Medicine (LICAMM) > Biomedical Imaging Science Dept (Leeds) |
Depositing User: | Symplectic Publications |
Date Deposited: | 18 Jan 2024 10:51 |
Last Modified: | 15 Mar 2024 12:35 |
Status: | Published online |
Publisher: | SAGE |
Identification Number: | 10.1177/20420188241229540 |
Open Archives Initiative ID (OAI ID): | oai:eprints.whiterose.ac.uk:207820 |