Quantitative measurement of normal and excessive (cor adiposum) subepicardial adipose tissue, its clinical significance, and its effect on electrocardiographic QRS voltage.
In summary, adipose tissue in the heart may constitute up to 50% of the cardiac weight. The greater amounts of cardiac adipose tissue are associated with lower total 12-lead QRS voltages.
Shirani
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Pathology Branch, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institutes, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.
Berezowski
K
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Roberts
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D000273:Adipose Tissue; D000328:Adult; D000368:Aged; D000369:Aged, 80 and over; D001344:Autopsy; D006332:Cardiomegaly / Q000473:pathology*; D004562:Electrocardiography; D005260:Female; D006801:Humans; D008297:Male; D008875:Middle Aged; D009206:Myocardium / Q000473:pathology*