Silent myocardial infarction fatty scars detected by coronary calcium score CT scan in diabetic patients without history of coronary heart disease.
Sara BoccaliniMarie TeuladeEmilie PaquetSalim Si-MohamedFabio RapalloCaroline Moreau-TribySybil CharrièreNathan MewtonLoic BousselCyrille BergerotPhilippe DouekPhilippe MoulinPublished in: European radiology (2023)
• Intramyocardial fatty scars (IMFS), presumably of post-infarction origin, can be detected on coronary artery calcium (CAC) CT scans more frequently, but not exclusively, in diabetic patients with CACS ≥ 300 as compared to patients CACS = 0. • Patients with IMFS were older and had longer history of diabetes, reduced glomerular filtration rate, and more coronary calcifications. • Carotid plaques and CACS ≥ 300 were associated with an increased risk of having IMFS, about three and five folds respectively.
Keyphrases
- coronary artery
- computed tomography
- dual energy
- type diabetes
- end stage renal disease
- contrast enhanced
- pulmonary artery
- coronary artery disease
- image quality
- ejection fraction
- newly diagnosed
- positron emission tomography
- chronic kidney disease
- cardiovascular disease
- magnetic resonance imaging
- heart failure
- aortic stenosis
- peritoneal dialysis
- left ventricular
- platelet rich plasma
- patient reported outcomes
- pulmonary hypertension
- glycemic control
- weight loss
- patient reported
- atrial fibrillation