Research Progress of Epicardial Adipose Tissue and Atrial Fibrillation
XUE Pengjie
LIU Piyun
WANG Junfeng
WANG Jingwen
GUO Ruikuan
ZHANG Wentao
NAIFEISAI Abudukeyoumu
Shake Nuerbahati
GUO Yankai
Abstract：Atrial fibrillation(AF)is one of the common arrhythmias.It has attracted extensive attention from clinical scholars due to its increasing prevalence year by year and often accompanied by serious complications.Previous studies have shown that obesity and inflammation are related to the occurrence and severity of AF.Some studies have also shown that epicardial adipose tissue(EAT)may be related to the occurrence of AF.However,the specific role of EAT in AF remains unclear.At present,it has become a consensus among clinical scholars to evaluate EAT using medical imaging to further explore the association between EAT and AF.However,traditional imaging has limitations.If there are emerging technologies to evaluate EAT more accurately,it will provide great help for its research.Based on this,this article will explore the clinical assessment methods and emerging technologies of EAT,and at the same time elaborate the mechanism of EAT on the occurrence of AF.
Keywords：Epicardial adipose tissueAtrial fibrillationDetection methodPathogenesis
Publication Date：2026-02-25
Online Publishing Date：2026-04-02(First online date of this platform, not the publication date of the document)
Pages：6( 173-177,181 )