… of fat per 1 g muscle mass in the right ventricle was 0.61 g in women and 0.48 g in men,
whereas the values in the left ventricle were 0.17 and 0.15 g. Although in nonhypertrophied …

… conditions, pericardial adipose tissue covers 80% of the heart and constitutes between 20%
and 50% of its mass, whereas the epicardial adipose tissue weighs on average 50 g and …

Epicardial adipose tissue is an unusual visceral fat depot with anatomical and functional
contiguity to the myocardium and coronary arteries. Under physiological conditions, epicardial …

Objective: To validate transthoracic echocardiography as an easy and reliable imaging method
for visceral adipose tissue (VAT) prediction. VAT is recognized as an important indicator …

… *Address all correspondence and requests for reprints to: Gianluca Iacobellis, MD, Ph.D.,
Clinica Medica 2, Dipartimento di Scienze Cliniche, Policlinico Umberto I, Viale del Policlinico …

BACKGROUND: Intra-peritoneal adipose tissue is recognized as a predictor of metabolic
syndrome and may contribute to the risk for cardiovascular disease by the production of …

… Recently, Iacobellis [1] commented on the high prevalence of type 2 diabetes mellitus (T2DM)
among individuals affected by the coronavirus disease COVID-19, especially in those with …

BACKGROUND: Diabetes is the most important cause of peripheral neuropathy (DPN). No
definitive treatment for DPN has been established, and very few data on the role of exercise …

… Of note, the expression of genes encoding proteins involved in lipid metabolism, such as
endothelial lipase (also known as lipase G) and large neutral amino acids transporter small …

Epicardial adipose tissue is a unique and multifaceted fat depot with local and systemic effects.
This tissue is distinguished from other visceral fat depots by a number of anatomical and …