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. 2022 Aug 12;11(16):4718. doi: 10.3390/jcm11164718

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Epicardial fat by transthoracic echocardiography. (a). Epicardial fat thickness at parasternal long axis (the distance from outer side of myocardium to pericardium). (b). Epicardial fat by transthoracic echocardiography. Epicardial fat thickness at parasternal short axis (the distance from outer side of myocardium to pericardium). EAT—Epicardial Adipose Tissue; RV—Right Ventricle; LV—Left Ventricle; Ao—Aorta; LA—Left Atrium. White arrows pointing towards the EAT; Yellow arrow pointing towards the magnified view of EAT.