Coronary inflammation on chest computed tomography and COVID-19 mortality.
Domenico TuttolomondoAndrea TicinesiDamini DeyChiara MartiniAntonio NouvenneMaria NicastroMassimo De FilippoNicola SverzellatiFrancesco NicoliniTiziana MeschiNicola GaibazziPublished in: European radiology (2024)
• Coronary inflammation can be measured by the attenuation of peri-coronary adipose tissue (PCAT) on high-resolution CT (HRCT) without contrast media. • PCAT is strongly and independently associated with in-hospital mortality in SARS-CoV-2 patients. • PCAT might be considered an independent prognostic marker in COVID-19 patients if confirmed in other studies.
Keyphrases
- sars cov
- computed tomography
- coronary artery disease
- coronary artery
- adipose tissue
- high resolution
- oxidative stress
- contrast enhanced
- end stage renal disease
- respiratory syndrome coronavirus
- coronavirus disease
- newly diagnosed
- positron emission tomography
- ejection fraction
- magnetic resonance
- image quality
- cardiovascular events
- dual energy
- magnetic resonance imaging
- prognostic factors
- peritoneal dialysis
- mass spectrometry
- cardiovascular disease
- heart failure
- risk factors
- left ventricular
- patient reported
- high speed
- aortic valve