Experimental Fat Necrosis

Physical activity, body fat and experimental cardiac necrosis.

I. The effects of varying levels of physical activity were tested in rats, starting at ages of 21, 32 and 55 days and continuing until go, 100, 125 and 205 days. 2. Weight changes did not differ significantly between the exercise groups, except in the groups tested up to zog days, when both the exercised group and the group with limited activity were significantly lighter than the control group...

Fat Necrosis

Breast fat necrosis is a benign inflammatory process. Although it is often considered idiopathic, breast fat necrosis is usually caused by trauma, and many idiopathic cases are probably due to microtrauma. Trauma leading to breast fat necrosis can result from accidents or clinical treatment. Among accidental agents, injury from safety belts in traffic accidents is common. Iatrogenic agents incl...

Epipericardial fat necrosis.

A 57-year-old man with no cardiovascular risk factors or other disease history of interest developed acute chest pain without clear signs of angina. He came to the emergency department, where the results of the electrocardiogram and an initial test for markers of myocardial injury were normal. We performed cardiac computed tomography, which ruled out the existence of coronary artery lesions. Ho...

19 Fat Necrosis

Epipericardial fat necrosis.