Quantitative measurement of normal and excessive (cor adiposum) subepicardial adipose tissue, its clinical significance, and its effect on electrocardiographic QRS voltage

J Shirani; K Berezowski; W C Roberts

doi:10.1016/s0002-9149(99)80116-7

Quantitative measurement of normal and excessive (cor adiposum) subepicardial adipose tissue, its clinical significance, and its effect on electrocardiographic QRS voltage

Am J Cardiol. 1995 Aug 15;76(5):414-8. doi: 10.1016/s0002-9149(99)80116-7.

Authors

J Shirani¹, K Berezowski, W C Roberts

Affiliation

¹ Pathology Branch, National Heart, Lung, and Blood Institutes, National Institutes of Health, Bethesda, Maryland, USA.

PMID: 7639175
DOI: 10.1016/s0002-9149(99)80116-7

Abstract

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.

Publication types

Comparative Study

MeSH terms

Adipose Tissue*
Adult
Aged
Aged, 80 and over
Autopsy
Cardiomegaly / pathology*
Electrocardiography*
Female
Humans
Male
Middle Aged
Myocardium / pathology*