The role of cardiac adipose tissue in coronary artery disease: a narrative review of cardiac imaging studies.

ABSTRACT:

Background and objective

Cardiac adipose tissue's (CAT) role in the pathogenesis of coronary artery disease (CAD) has become a hot topic in the literature in recent years. Cardiac computed tomography (CCT), a cutting-edge imaging modality, has become vital in quantifying and characterizing CAT. CAT is divided into paracardial adipose tissue (PAT), epicardial adipose tissue (EAT), and pericoronary adipose tissue (PCAT). Despite numerous studies investigating the association of EAT and PCAT with CAD, their connection remains equivocal. In this review, we clarify the relationship between EAT and PCAT with atherosclerotic burden, high-risk plaque, major adverse cardiovascular events, and the prediction of CAD through the use of CCT.

Methods

A thorough literature research spannin

SUBMITTER: Baichoo R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11651924 | biostudies-literature | 2024 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature