Body Composition, Coronary Microvascular Dysfunction, and Future Risk of Cardiovascular Events Including Heart Failure.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Body mass index (BMI) is a controversial marker of cardiovascular prognosis, especially in women. Coronary microvascular dysfunction (CMD) is prevalent in obese patients and a better discriminator of risk than BMI, but its association with body composition is unknown.

Objectives

The authors used a deep learning model for body composition analysis to investigate the relationship between CMD, skeletal muscle (SM), subcutaneous adipose tissue (SAT), and visceral adipose tissue (VAT), and their contribution to adverse outcomes in patients referred for evaluation of coronary artery disease.

Methods

Consecutive patients (n = 400) with normal perfusion and preserved left ventricular ejection fraction on cardiac stress positron emission tomography were followed (me

SUBMITTER: Souza ACDAH 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC10922555 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Feb

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature