Heart Tissue Damage: Fat Around Heart Linked to Greater Injury
News Context
At a glance
- * Increased epicardial adipose tissue (fat around the heart), as measured by CMR (cardiac Magnetic Resonance), is linked to more severe heart damage after a myocardial infarction...
- * Myocardial infarction: (Heart attack) - A link is provided to a definition on medical Xpress.
- * The information is provided by the European Society of Cardiology.
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Main Point:
* Increased epicardial adipose tissue (fat around the heart), as measured by CMR (cardiac Magnetic Resonance), is linked to more severe heart damage after a myocardial infarction (heart attack).
Key Medical Concept:
* Myocardial infarction: (Heart attack) - A link is provided to a definition on medical Xpress.
Source:
* The information is provided by the European Society of Cardiology.
* Link to their website: http://www.escardio.org/
Citation (for printing):
* Fat tissue around the heart may contribute to greater heart injury after a heart attack (2025,December 12)
