Objective
Cachexia, as a miscellaneous phenomenon in heart failure (HF) with a prevalence of 10-15%, is associated with morbidity and mortality. Inflammation has been postulated as the hallmark factor in cachexia pathogenesis. Epicardial Fat Thickness (EFT) is the source of inflammatory mediators and has a close relationship with various cardiac diseases. Beyond other imaging modalities, echocardiography can be a simple and useful method in the evaluation of this tissue. In this study we objected to determine the relation of EFT and cardiac cachexia in heart failure
Methods
Our study consisted of totally 100 patients with heart failure with low ejection fraction (EF <30%) with BMI <25 kg/m2; 50 patients with cachectic HF and 50 patients with non-cachectic HF as the control group. The diagnosis of cachexia was based on the criteria as defined by Ewans WJ et al. (2008). EFT was measured with transthoracic echocardiography at systole in parasternal long axis view.
Methods
Our study consisted of totally 100 patients with heart failure with low ejection fraction (EF <30%) with BMI <25 kg/m2; 50 patients with cachectic HF and 50 patients with non-cachectic HF as the control group. The diagnosis of cachexia was based on the criteria as defined by Ewans WJ et al. (2008). EFT was measured with transthoracic echocardiography at systole in parasternal long axis view.
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