Assessment of epicardial adipose tissue in patients with severe and critical COVID-19 pneumonia as a predictor of in-hospital mortality
Epicardial adipose tissue volume was linked to increased mortality in patients with severe and critical pneumonia, especially in the third tertile. It was also associated with higher pulmonary severity indices and 30-day in-hospital mortality. Clinicians should consider EATV alongside inflammatory biomarkers to improve patient stratification and potentially enhance outcomes through earlier intervention.
Authors
- Edgard Efrén Lozada Hernández (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8614-9516)
- Lourdes Noemí Vélez-Ramírez
- Omar Jiménez-Zarazúa (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8340-2133)
- Jaime D. Mondragón (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-6416-4942)
- Mariana Gil-Veloz
Institutions
- Universidad de Guanajuato (MX)
- Mexican Social Security Institute (MX)
- University of Groningen (NL)
- Universidad Nacional Autónoma de Nicaragua-León (NI)
- Universidad de León (MX)
- Hospital Regional de Alta Especialidad del Bajío (MX)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Respiratory Medicine
- Published
- 2025-04-04
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.1016/j.rmed.2025.108085
- Primary Topic
- Cardiovascular Disease and Adiposity
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 0.00
Funders
- Consejo Nacional de Ciencia y Tecnología