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What is epicardial fat pad? is it dangerous? i have had 4 prior heart surgeries for arrhythmias and this just showed up on echo.thank you
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Fat pad : fat people have fat in many places. The pericardial-epicardium fat pad is one of these. It doesn't carry risk increased over the general risk of having extra fat.
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