Could Epicardial Adipose Tissue Thickness by Echocardiography Be Correlated with Acute Coronary Syndrome Risk Scores

AimThe aim of our study was, echocardiographic epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) thickness could show the severity and the prognosis of acute coronary syndromes (ACS). Methods and ResultsSixty-five ACS patients (mean age 57.412.2years) who underwent coronary angiography were studied. EAT thickness on the free wall of right ventricle was measured at end-diastole from the parasternal long-axis views of 3 cardiac cycles. SYNTAX and Global Registry of Acute Coronary Events (GRACE) scoring considered for severity and the prognosis of ACS. The mean value of the EAT thickness were 5.5 +/- 0.5mm (range 1-12mm). EAT thickness had a positive correlation with high sensitive troponin T (r=0.712, P<0.001) and body mass index (r=0.522, P<0.001.) EAT thickness was significantly correlated patients with high SYNTAX score (r=0.690, P<0.001), but not correlated with GRACE score (r=0.224, P=0.072). ConclusionEpicardial adipose tissue thickness was correlated with angiographic severity of ACS, but not correlated with clinical prognosis risk score.