Pericardial adipose tissue is an independent risk factor of coronary artery disease and is associated with risk factors of coronary artery disease.

Yueqiao SiZhixin CuiJingyi LiuZhenjiang DingChao HanRuijuan WangTong LiuLixian Sun

Published in: The Journal of international medical research (2021)

PATV is significantly correlated with the classic risk factors of CAD. Pulse pressure is also correlated with PATV. PATV is an independent risk factor of CAD, and pericardial adipose tissue may alternatively be used in non-invasive diagnostic examination of CAD.

Keyphrases

coronary artery disease
risk factors
adipose tissue
percutaneous coronary intervention
cardiovascular events
coronary artery bypass grafting
insulin resistance
high fat diet
type diabetes
metabolic syndrome
skeletal muscle
acute coronary syndrome
atrial fibrillation
ejection fraction