Figure 3
The relationship between pericardial fat and body mass index. Representative T1-black blood cardiac images shows that, as compared to the other subject, the one with the larger body mass index (BMI) has much less pericardial fat: (a), A 36 year old subject, with BMI = 38.2 kg/m2, pericardial fat = 31 ml; (b), A 49 year subject, with BMI = 31.9 kg/m2, pericardial fat = 213 ml; Red arrows point to pericardial fat. (c) Statistical analysis further showed that pericardial fat was not correlated with BMI in this study cohort (p = 0.14).