Thickness of epicardial and pericoronary adipose tissue measured using 128-slice MSCT as predictors for risk of significant coronary artery diseases.

Pawel GacPiotr MacekMałgorzata PorębaOlga Kornafel-FlakGrzegorz MazurRafał Poręba

Published in: Irish journal of medical science (2020)

There is a positive relationship between the risk of a significant CAD estimated based on the coronary artery calcium score and the epicardial adipose tissue thickness.

Keyphrases

coronary artery
adipose tissue
pulmonary artery
optical coherence tomography
insulin resistance
high fat diet
coronary artery disease
type diabetes
metabolic syndrome
magnetic resonance imaging
magnetic resonance
skeletal muscle
pulmonary arterial hypertension
contrast enhanced