FIGURE 3.

Interventions targeting epicardial adipose tissue (EAT). Four types of interventions have been proposed to reduce EAT volume, including exercise interventions, dietary interventions, bariatric surgery, and pharmaceutical interventions. Several types of exercise training protocols and dietary interventions have proven effective in reducing EAT amount. Besides, bariatric surgeries, including sleeve gastrectomy and Roux‐en‐Y gastric bypass, can lead to pronounced effects in decreasing EAT, as well as other fat deposits. Finally, drugs including sodium‐glucose cotransporter‐2 (SGLT‑2) inhibitors, glucagon‐like peptide‐1 (GLP‐1) analogues and statins have been studied to reduce EAT amount.