Cardiovascular magnetic resonance of total and atrial pericardial adipose tissue: a validation study and development of a 3 dimensional pericardial adipose tissue model

[1] Wolf PA(1991)Atrial fibrillation as an independent risk factor for stroke: the Framingham study Stroke 22 983-8

[2] Abbott RD(2010)The long- and short-term impact of elevated body mass index on the risk of new atrial fibrillation the WHS (women’s health study) J Am Coll Cardiol 55 2319-27

[3] Kannel WB(2010)Pericardial fat is associated with prevalent atrial fibrillation: the Framingham Heart Study Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol 3 345-50

[4] Tedrow UB(2011)Pericardial fat is associated with atrial fibrillation severity and ablation outcome J Am Coll Cardiol 57 1745-51

[5] Conen D(2010)Left atrial epicardial adiposity and atrial fibrillation Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol 3 230-6

[6] Ridker PM(2011)Neural mechanisms of atrial arrhythmias Nature reviews 9 30-9

[7] Thanassoulis G(2005)Electrical stimulation to identify neural elements on the heart: their role in atrial fibrillation J Interv Card Electrophysiol 13 37-42

[8] Massaro JM(2010)Potential atrial arrhythmogenicity of adipocytes: implications for the genesis of atrial fibrillation Med Hypotheses 74 1026-9

[9] O’Donnell CJ(2009)Validation of cardiovascular magnetic resonance assessment of pericardial adipose tissue volume J Cardiovasc Magn Reson 11 15-43

[10] Wong CX(2005)Epicardial adipose tissue: anatomic, biomolecular and clinical relationships with the heart Nat Clin Pract Cardiovasc Med 2 536-17

[1] Wolf PA(1991)Atrial fibrillation as an independent risk factor for stroke: the Framingham study Stroke 22 983-8

[2] Abbott RD(2010)The long- and short-term impact of elevated body mass index on the risk of new atrial fibrillation the WHS (women’s health study) J Am Coll Cardiol 55 2319-27

[3] Kannel WB(2010)Pericardial fat is associated with prevalent atrial fibrillation: the Framingham Heart Study Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol 3 345-50

[4] Tedrow UB(2011)Pericardial fat is associated with atrial fibrillation severity and ablation outcome J Am Coll Cardiol 57 1745-51

[5] Conen D(2010)Left atrial epicardial adiposity and atrial fibrillation Circ Arrhythm Electrophysiol 3 230-6

[6] Ridker PM(2011)Neural mechanisms of atrial arrhythmias Nature reviews 9 30-9

[7] Thanassoulis G(2005)Electrical stimulation to identify neural elements on the heart: their role in atrial fibrillation J Interv Card Electrophysiol 13 37-42

[8] Massaro JM(2010)Potential atrial arrhythmogenicity of adipocytes: implications for the genesis of atrial fibrillation Med Hypotheses 74 1026-9

[9] O’Donnell CJ(2009)Validation of cardiovascular magnetic resonance assessment of pericardial adipose tissue volume J Cardiovasc Magn Reson 11 15-43

[10] Wong CX(2005)Epicardial adipose tissue: anatomic, biomolecular and clinical relationships with the heart Nat Clin Pract Cardiovasc Med 2 536-17