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MeSH Heading: Epicardial Adipose Tissue
Tree Number(s): A10.165.114.915
Unique ID: D000095543
RDF Unique Identifier: http://id.nlm.nih.gov/mesh/D000095543
Scope Note: A fat deposit localized between the MYOCARDIUM and the visceral layer of the serous PERICARDIUM. Epicardial adipose tissue is a risk factor for various CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES.
Entry Term(s): Epicardial Adipocytes; Epicardial Fat; Epicardial Fat Tissue; Epicardial Visceral Adipose Tissue; Intra-Pericardial Adipose Tissue; Intrapericardial Adipose Tissue; Intrapericardial Fat; Intrapericardial Fat Tissue; Pericoronary Adipose Tissue; Pericoronary Fat; Pericoronary Fat Tissue
NLM Classification #: WG 275
Previous Indexing: Adipose Tissue (2003-2023); Pericardium (2003-2023)
Public MeSH Note: 2024
History Note: 2024
Date Established: 2024/01/01
Date of Entry: 2023/07/26
Revision Date: 2023/02/26

Allowable Qualifiers: abnormalities (AB)

anatomy & histology (AH)

blood supply (BS)

chemistry (CH)

cytology (CY)

diagnostic imaging (DG)

drug effects (DE)

embryology (EM)

enzymology (EN)

growth & development (GD)

immunology (IM)

injuries (IN)

innervation (IR)

metabolism (ME)

microbiology (MI)

parasitology (PS)

pathology (PA)

physiology (PH)

physiopathology (PP)

radiation effects (RE)

surgery (SU)

transplantation (TR)

ultrastructure (UL)

virology (VI)

Concept UI: M000758617
Scope Note: A fat deposit localized between the MYOCARDIUM and the visceral layer of the serous PERICARDIUM. Epicardial adipose tissue is a risk factor for various CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASES.
Terms: Epicardial Adipose Tissue Preferred Term
Term UI T001124692
Date09/12/2022
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2024); Epicardial Fat
Term UI T001124693
Date09/12/2022
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2024); Epicardial Fat Tissue
Term UI T001124714
Date09/13/2022
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2024); Epicardial Visceral Adipose Tissue
Term UI T001124718
Date09/13/2022
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2024)

Concept UI: M000758629
Scope Note: Thoracic fat inside the VISCERAL PERICARDIUM.
Terms: Intrapericardial Adipose Tissue Preferred Term
Term UI T001124715
Date09/13/2022
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2024); Intrapericardial Fat Tissue
Term UI T001124716
Date09/13/2022
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2024); Intrapericardial Fat
Term UI T001124717
Date09/13/2022
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2024); Intra-Pericardial Adipose Tissue
Term UI T001125393
Date10/12/2022
LexicalTag NON
ThesaurusID NLM (2024)

Epicardial Adipose Tissue MeSH Descriptor Data 2025