Epicardial adipose tissue thickness on transthoracic echocardiography predicts 2-year incident atrial fibrillation in elderly hypertensive patients
Echocardiographic EAT thickness is a reproducible and incrementally informative predictor of 2-year incident AF in elderly hypertensive patients. Incorporating this simple metric into routine scans could refine risk stratification and guide targeted rhythm surveillance.
Authors
- Qing Xie (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0003-2889-5670)
- Morales Ma
- Xiaojuan Wu (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0000-0001-8606-5347)
- Xiaoye Zheng (ORCID: https://orcid.org/0009-0001-9048-1930)
Institutions
- Northwest University (CN)
Publication Details
- Journal
- Frontiers in Cardiovascular Medicine
- Published
- 2025-09-23
- DOI
- https://doi.org/10.3389/fcvm.2025.1650423
- Citations
- 3
- Primary Topic
- Cardiovascular Disease and Adiposity
- Type
- article
- Field-Weighted Citation Impact
- 4.16