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Epicardial fat area as an independent predictor of atrial fibrillation occurrence and severity

  • By

  • Xiting Liu

  • Ani Gao

  • Sixu Liu

  • Fengzhi Sun

  • Xin Shi

  • May 21, 2026

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    Epicardial fat area (EFA) is significantly elevated in atrial fibrillation (AF) patients compared to those with sinus rhythm.

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    EFA serves as an independent predictor of both the occurrence and severity of atrial fibrillation.

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    The study included 300 AF patients and 200 sinus rhythm patients, analyzing various demographic and clinical factors.

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    Logistic regression identified EFA and left atrial volume index as key factors associated with AF risk.

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    EFA demonstrated good predictive performance for AF, with an area under the ROC curve of 0.836.

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Epicardial fat area as an independent predictor of atrial fibrillation occurrence and severity

  • by Xiting Liu, Ani Gao, Sixu Liu, Fengzhi Sun, Xin Shi

  • May 21, 2026

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