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From: Association between epicardial adipose tissue and incident heart failure mediating by alteration of natriuretic peptide and myocardial strain

Fig. 3

NT-proBNP and GLS mediate the effect of EAT on the risk of heart failure. A Mediation effect of NT-proBNP. B Mediation effect of GLS. The total, direct, and indirect effects are expressed by hazard ratios. EAT, epicardial adipose tissue; NT-proBNP, N-terminal pro-B-type natriuretic peptide; GLS, global longitudinal strain; * P < 0.05; ** P < 0.001. aAdjusted for sex, age, body mass index, systolic blood pressure, diastolic blood pressure, estimated glomerular filtration rate, diabetes mellitus, atrial fibrillation, coronary heart disease, and dyslipidemia

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