Epicardial adipose tissue and obstructive coronary artery disease in acute chest pain: the EPIC-ACS study.
Stefanie JehnAnja RoggelIryna DykunBastian BalcerFadi Al-RashidMatthias TotzeckJoachim RisseClemens KillTienush RassafAmir Abbas MahabadiPublished in: European heart journal open (2023)
Epicardial adipose tissue strongly and independently predicts the presence of obstructive CAD in patients presenting with acute chest pain to the emergency department. Our results suggest that the assessment of EAT may improve diagnostic algorithms of patients with acute chest pain.
Keyphrases
- adipose tissue
- coronary artery disease
- emergency department
- liver failure
- respiratory failure
- insulin resistance
- drug induced
- high fat diet
- machine learning
- aortic dissection
- acute coronary syndrome
- percutaneous coronary intervention
- hepatitis b virus
- deep learning
- coronary artery bypass grafting
- cardiovascular disease
- type diabetes
- intensive care unit
- left ventricular
- ejection fraction
- acute respiratory distress syndrome