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Table 1

From: Quantification of epicardial adipose tissue in morbidly obese patients before and after bariatric surgery

n = 31

PRE

POST

p value

BMI (kg/m2)

46.42 ± 5.61

31.12 ± 5.52

< 0.001

Epicardial adipose tissue (mm3)

79.8 ± 30

55.4 ± 23.6

< 0.001

LV mass (g)

113.4 ± 24.9

95.4 ± 26.17

< 0.001

LVEDV (ml)

153.86 ± 30.17

156.55 ± 19.9

0.60

LVESV (ml)

56.62 ± 16.28

56 ± 19.9

0.81

LV SV (ml)

97.88 ± 24.29

101.02 ± 20.8

0.52

LVEF (%)

63.72 ± 10.1

64.7 ± 5.56

0.54

Glucose (g/dL)

103.8 ± 6.26

83.9 ± 3.36

0.007

Triglyceride (mg/dL)

136.50 ± 16.13

93.8 ± 9.85

0.022

  1. Data are expressed as mean ± standard deviation.