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Erschienen in: Herz 3/2015

01.05.2015 | Übersichtsarbeit

Epikardiales Fett

Bildgebung und Bedeutung für Erkrankungen des kardiovaskulären Systems

verfasst von: Dr. M. Niemann, H. Alkadhi, A. Gotschy, S. Kozerke, R. Manka

Erschienen in: Herz | Sonderheft 3/2015

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Zusammenfassung

Fett wird seit der Entdeckung des ob-Gen-Produkts Leptin als endokrines Organ angesehen. Insbesondere dem epikardialen Fett ist in den letzten Jahren vermehrte Aufmerksamkeit geschenkt worden. Das epikardiale Fett nimmt Aufgaben im Fettmetabolismus wahr, jedoch werden ihm auch schädliche parakrine, autokrine und systemische Wirkungen zugeschrieben. Die bildmorphologische Bestimmung des epikardialen Fettvolumens gelingt mittels der Echokardiographie, der Computertomographie oder der Magnetresonanztomographie. In diesem Review sollen zunächst grundlegende Betrachtungen der Physiologie und Pathophysiologie des epikardialen Fetts skizziert werden. Der Schwerpunkt des Reviews liegt dann auf der Vorstellung der Messmethoden des epikardialen Fetts mittels der einzelnen Bildgebungsmodalitäten und einem Literaturüberblick der Assoziationen des epikardialen Fetts zu Erkrankungen des kardiovaskulären Systems wie dem metabolischen Syndrom, der Herzinsuffizienz und der koronaren Herzkrankheit.
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Metadaten
Titel
Epikardiales Fett
Bildgebung und Bedeutung für Erkrankungen des kardiovaskulären Systems
verfasst von
Dr. M. Niemann
H. Alkadhi
A. Gotschy
S. Kozerke
R. Manka
Publikationsdatum
01.05.2015
Verlag
Urban & Vogel
Erschienen in
Herz / Ausgabe Sonderheft 3/2015
Print ISSN: 0340-9937
Elektronische ISSN: 1615-6692
DOI
https://doi.org/10.1007/s00059-014-4146-6

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