Epicardial adipose tissue and severe Coronavirus Disease 19.
Hélène BihanRichard HeidarAude BeloeuvreLucie AllardElise OuedraogoSopio TatulashviliYacine TandjaouiStephane GaudryPierre-Yves BrilletEmmanuel CossonPublished in: Cardiovascular diabetology (2021)
Our results suggest that measuring EAT volume on chest CT scans at hospital admission in patients diagnosed with COVID-19 might help to assess the risk of disease aggravation.
Keyphrases
- coronavirus disease
- adipose tissue
- computed tomography
- end stage renal disease
- ejection fraction
- sars cov
- chronic kidney disease
- emergency department
- contrast enhanced
- healthcare
- dual energy
- magnetic resonance imaging
- insulin resistance
- prognostic factors
- image quality
- early onset
- type diabetes
- magnetic resonance
- high fat diet
- patient reported outcomes
- positron emission tomography
- adverse drug
- acute care