Epicardial lipomatosis
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Epicardial lipomatosis or epicardial lipomatous hypertrophy is a form of cardiac lipomatosis and is characterised by the accumulation of non-encapsulated mature adipose tissue in the epicardial space due to hyperplasia of lipocytes. Its exact aetiology is not known, but it may be associated with obesity and advancing age. It is usually benign but can rarely cause complications such as cardiac tamponade 2.
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-<p><strong>Epicardial lipomatosis </strong>or <strong>epicardial lipomatous hypertrophy</strong> is a form of <a href="/articles/cardiac-lipomatosis">cardiac lipomatosis</a> and is characterised by the accumulation of non-encapsulated mature adipose tissue in the epicardial space due to hyperplasia of lipocytes. Its exact aetiology is not known, but it may be associated with <a title="Obesity" href="/articles/obesity">obesity</a> and advancing age. It is usually benign but can rarely cause complications such as <a href="/articles/cardiac-tamponade">cardiac tamponade</a> <sup>2</sup>.</p><h4>See also</h4><ul>- +<p><strong>Epicardial lipomatosis </strong>or <strong>epicardial lipomatous hypertrophy</strong> is a form of <a href="/articles/cardiac-lipomatosis">cardiac lipomatosis</a> and is characterised by the accumulation of non-encapsulated mature adipose tissue in the epicardial space due to hyperplasia of lipocytes. Its exact aetiology is not known, but it may be associated with <a href="/articles/obesity">obesity</a> and advancing age. It is usually benign but can rarely cause complications such as <a href="/articles/cardiac-tamponade">cardiac tamponade</a> <sup>2</sup>.</p><h4>See also</h4><ul>
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