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Editor, Senior Moderator
Obesity (Silver Spring)
. 2020 Aug 30.
doi: 10.1002/oby.23019. Online ahead of print.
Epicardial Fat Inflammation in severe COVID-19
Gianluca Iacobellis[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Francesco Secchi[SUP] 2 3 [/SUP], Gloria Capitanio[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Sara Basilico[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Simone Schiaffino[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Sara Boveri[SUP] 5 [/SUP], Francesco Sardanelli[SUP] 2 3 [/SUP], Massimiliano Marco Corsi Romanelli[SUP] 3 6 [/SUP], Alexis Elias Malavazos[SUP] 4 [/SUP]
Affiliations
Abstract
we read with great interest the paper by Deng et al (1). Obesity increases the risk of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) morbidity and mortality (2-3). However, Deng et al suggested that not simply obesity, but visceral adiposity is an independent risk factor for COVID-19 complications in young adults (1). Interestingly, visceral fat could serve as reservoir for the virus and amplify the inflammatory response (4-5). Deng et al reported computed tomography (CT) data of ectopic fat depots, such as liver fat and epicardial adipose tissue (EAT), in young COVID-19 patients (1). EAT, the visceral fat depot of the heart, has been suggested to play a role in COVID-19 myocardial inflammation (6-8).
. 2020 Aug 30.
doi: 10.1002/oby.23019. Online ahead of print.
Epicardial Fat Inflammation in severe COVID-19
Gianluca Iacobellis[SUP] 1 [/SUP], Francesco Secchi[SUP] 2 3 [/SUP], Gloria Capitanio[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Sara Basilico[SUP] 4 [/SUP], Simone Schiaffino[SUP] 2 [/SUP], Sara Boveri[SUP] 5 [/SUP], Francesco Sardanelli[SUP] 2 3 [/SUP], Massimiliano Marco Corsi Romanelli[SUP] 3 6 [/SUP], Alexis Elias Malavazos[SUP] 4 [/SUP]
Affiliations
- PMID: 32862512
- DOI: 10.1002/oby.23019
Abstract
we read with great interest the paper by Deng et al (1). Obesity increases the risk of coronavirus disease 2019 (COVID-19) morbidity and mortality (2-3). However, Deng et al suggested that not simply obesity, but visceral adiposity is an independent risk factor for COVID-19 complications in young adults (1). Interestingly, visceral fat could serve as reservoir for the virus and amplify the inflammatory response (4-5). Deng et al reported computed tomography (CT) data of ectopic fat depots, such as liver fat and epicardial adipose tissue (EAT), in young COVID-19 patients (1). EAT, the visceral fat depot of the heart, has been suggested to play a role in COVID-19 myocardial inflammation (6-8).