Evaluation of perivascular fat attenuation with coronary CT angiography in cardiac transplantation patients: an imaging biomarker candidate for prediction of cardiac mortality and re-transplantation.
Philipp T MoserRüdiger SchernthanerChristian LoeweAndreas StrasslFelix DenzingerSebastian FabyMichael WelsVolha NizhnikavaKeziban Uyanik-UenalAndreas ZuckermannMarie-Elisabeth StelzmuellerDietrich BeiztkePublished in: European radiology (2023)
• Perivascular fat attenuation measured with coronary CT is feasible in cardiac transplant patients and may predict cardiac mortality or need for re-transplantation.
Keyphrases
- end stage renal disease
- left ventricular
- newly diagnosed
- ejection fraction
- coronary artery
- coronary artery disease
- chronic kidney disease
- prognostic factors
- cardiovascular disease
- magnetic resonance imaging
- cardiovascular events
- computed tomography
- peritoneal dialysis
- fatty acid
- stem cells
- type diabetes
- magnetic resonance
- cell therapy
- photodynamic therapy
- contrast enhanced
- pet ct
- aortic valve