Quantification of epicardial fat volume using low-dose cardiac scan in patients with low calcium score.

ABSTRACT:

Background

We investigated the accuracy of quantifying epicardial adipose tissue volume (EATV) using low-dose cardiac scan (EATV_{cardiac scan}) and evaluated its clinical utility in predicting coronary heart disease in patients with low or mild calcification.

Methods

In total, 204 patients with clinical symptoms of coronary heart disease and coronary artery calcium score (CACS) of <100 AU were enrolled in this retrospective study. After obtaining EATV_{cardiac scan} and EATV measured using computed tomography angiography (EATV_CTA), the agreement between the two measurements was evaluated using Pearson correlation coefficient and Bland-Altman analysis. Multivariate logistic regression was used to analyze the utility of EATV in predicting plaque and

SUBMITTER: Liang J 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10102751 | biostudies-literature | 2023 Apr

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature