Perivascular Fat Density and Contrast Plaque Enhancement: Does a Correlation Exist?

Luca Saba S Zucca Ajay Gupta G Micheletti Jasjit S Suri Antonella Balestrieri Michele Porcu Paola Crivelli Giuseppe Lanzino Qi Yang Valentina Nardi Gavino Faa R Montisci

Published in: AJNR. American journal of neuroradiology (2020)

There was a positive association between perivascular fat density and contrast plaque enhancement on CTA. This correlation was stronger for symptomatic rather than asymptomatic patients. Our results suggest that perivascular fat density could be used as an indirect marker of plaque instability.

Keyphrases

adipose tissue
coronary artery disease
end stage renal disease
magnetic resonance
chronic kidney disease
fatty acid
newly diagnosed
ejection fraction
prognostic factors
magnetic resonance imaging
contrast enhanced
patient reported outcomes
computed tomography