Increased pericardial fat accumulation is associated with increased intramyocardial lipid content and duration of highly active antiretroviral therapy exposure in patients infected with human immunodeficiency virus: a 3T cardiovascular magnetic resonance feasibility study

Table 3 Pericardial fat measures and myocardial lipid content in HIV (+) subjects and HIV (-) controls

	HIV (+)	HIV (-)	P value
	n = 27	n = 22	P value
Pericardial fat
Volume at LM origin, cm³	33.5 ± 12.5	27.5 ± 9.7	0.038
Volume at RV free wall, cm³	34.8 ± 12.4	33.4 ± 19	0.37
Thickness of pericardial fat at RV free wall, mm	10.9 ± 4.9	10.8 ± 8.1	0.48
Myocardial lipid content, %	0.85 ± 1	0.26 ± 0.26	0.006

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