Gac Med Mex
September 2016
Introduction: Visceral fat has deleterious metabolic effects and has been associated with myocardial ischemia.
Objective: To compare epicardial fat thickness in diabetic versus non-diabetic patients with acute myocardial infarction with ST-segment elevation.
Material And Methods: We performed a cross-sectional study in 60 patients with acute myocardial infarction with ST-segment elevation (30 diabetic and 30 non-diabetic).