Cardiac adipose tissue and its relationship to diabetes mellitus and cardiovascular disease

Table 1 Studies showing the relationship between pericardial adipose tissue and epicardial adipose tissue and the development of coronary artery disease

Ref.	Year	Diagnostic modality	Results
Taguchi et al[86]	2001	Computerized tomogram	Pericardial fat was the strongest independent variable for severity of CAD, determined by coronary angiogram
Jeong et al[41]	2007	Echocardiogram	Epicardial fat thickness significantly correlated with the severity of CAD in patients with known CAD
Ahn et al[38]	2008	Echocardiogram	Epicardial adipose tissue was an independent predictor of CAD
Greif et al[36]	2009	Computerized tomogram	Patient with any coronary plaque showed a significantly higher pericardial adipose tissue volume compared to patients without coronary plaques
Shemirani et al[40]	2012	Echocardiogram	Confirms the presence of association between epicardial fat thickness and severity of CAD

CAD: Coronary artery disease.