Pericoronary and periaortic adipose tissue density are associated with inflammatory disease activity in Takayasu arteritis and atherosclerosis.
Christopher WallYuan HuangElizabeth P V LeAndrej ĆorovićChristopher P UyDeepa GopalanChuoxin MaRoido ManavakiTim D FryerLuigi AlojMartin J GravesEnrico TombettiBen AriffPaul BambroughStephen P HooleRosemary A RuskDavid R JayneMarc R DweckDavid NewbyZahi A FayadMartin R BennettJames E PetersPiotr J SlomkaDamini DeyJustin C MasonJames H F RuddJason M TarkinPublished in: European heart journal open (2021)
PCAT and PAAT density are higher in TAK than atherosclerotic CAD or controls and are associated with clinical, biochemical, and PET markers of inflammation. Owing to excellent diagnostic accuracy, PCAT density could be useful as a clinical adjunct for assessing disease activity in TAK.
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