Epicardial adipose tissue and right ventricular dysfunction in patients with acute pulmonary embolism

Staśkiewicz Grzegorz, Piech Piotr, Siek Elżbieta, Przybylski Piotr, Baj Jacek, Olechowski Piotr, Maciejewski Ryszard, Czekajska‑Chehab Elżbieta, Drop Andrzej. Epicardial adipose tissue and right ventricular dysfunction in patients with acute pulmonary embolism. Journal of Education, Health and Sport. 2019;9(3):519-524. eISNN 2391-8306. DOI http://dx.doi.org/10.5281/zenodo.2609231

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Received: 01.03.2019. Revised: 15.03.2019. Accepted: 26.03.2019.

RESEARCH ARTICLE

Epicardial adipose tissue and right ventricular dysfunction in patients with acute pulmonary embolism.

Grzegorz Staśkiewicz¹, Piotr Piech¹, Elżbieta Siek², Piotr Przybylski², Jacek Baj¹,

Piotr Olechowski³, Ryszard Maciejewski¹, Elżbieta Czekajska-Chehab²,

Andrzej Drop²

[1] Human Anatomy Department, Medical University of Lublin

[2] 1st Department of Radiology, Medical University of Lublin

[3] Department of Urology, Regional Specialist Hospital, Chęciny

Corresponding author:

Grzegorz Staśkiewicz

Human Anatomy Department

Medical Univeristy of Lublin

Jaczewskiego 4, 20-090 Lublin

+48 814486020

KEY WORDS: epicardial adipose tissue, right ventricular dysfunction, pulmonary embolism.

ABSTRACT:

Epicardial adipose tissue has been linked with increased cardiovascular morbidity. Its correlation with right ventriclar morphology and physiology is a recent concept.

The aim of the study was to analyze severity of right ventricular dysfunction in the course of acute pulmonary embolism with the amount of epicardial adipose tissue.

Retrospective analsis of 192 computed tomography studies with confirmed pulmonary embolism was performed. Patients were divided into two groups with low and high amount of epicardial adipose tissue. Although no significant differences of BMI and severity of pulmonary embolism were observed between the groups, in patients with high amount of epicardial fat, right ventricular dysfunction was significantly more severe.