The Claim
Epicardial fat thickness is significantly higher in patients with coronary artery disease (mean 5.24 mm) than in those without coronary artery disease (mean 2.94 mm), with a p-value less than 0.001.
What the research says
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People with coronary artery disease have thicker fat layers around the heart compared to those without coronary artery disease, based on measurements taken during angiography.
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Epicardial fat thickness is significantly higher in patients with coronary artery disease (mean 5.24 mm) than in those without (mean 2.94 mm), with a p-value < 0.001, indicating a strong association between fat accumulation around the heart and the presence of coronary artery disease in adults undergoing angiography.
Fat around the heart grows thicker and releases chemicals that irritate the heart's blood vessels, causing the vessel walls to thicken and clog with plaque, which narrows the arteries.
What the research says
1 studyStudy: Correlation of Epicardial Fat Thickness With the Severity of Coronary Artery Disease
People with heart disease were found to have much more fat around their heart than people without it — 5.24 mm vs. 2.94 mm — and this difference was very clear and not due to chance.
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