Epicardial fat and cardiovascular diseases: meta-analysis

Association of epicardial fat with cardiac structure and function and cardiovascular outcomes: a protocol for systematic review and meta-analysis - Epicardial fat and cardiovascular diseases

Status

Recruiting

Phases

Unknown

Study type

Observational

Source

JPRN

Registry ID

JPRN-jRCT1040220081

Enrollment

4210

Registered

2022-10-26

Start date

2022-10-26

Completion date

Unknown

Last updated

2026-06-29

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Conditions

Patients with cardiovascular diseases and general population

Interventions

None listed

Eligibility

Inclusion criteria

Inclusion criteria: (1) quantified epicardial fat volume using CT or MRI; (2) measured cardiac structure and function on echocardiography or assessed cardiovascular outcomes; and (3) described the relation of epicardial fat volume with cardiac structure and function or cardiovascular outcomes.

Exclusion criteria

Exclusion criteria: Case-control studies

Design outcomes

Primary

Measure	Time frame
A composite of cardiovascular death and hospitalization for heart failure	—

Secondary

Measure	Time frame
Cardiovascular events including cardiovascular death and hospitalization for heart failure and cardiac structure and function.	—

Contacts

Public ContactHidekatsu Fukuta

Nagoya City University Graduate School of Medical Sciences

fukuta-h@med.nagoya-cu.ac.jp+81-52-853-8221

Outcome results