Evaluating Pericoronary Adipose Tissue Attenuation to Predict Cardiovascular Events: A Multicenter Study in East Asians.

ABSTRACT:

Background

Pericoronary adipose tissue attenuation (PCATA) is a novel imaging biomarker of pericoronary inflammation associated with coronary artery disease. Several studies have reported the usefulness of PCATA among people of European ethnicity; however, data are lacking concerning those of Asian ethnicity.

Objectives

This multicenter study aimed to evaluate the effect of PCATA on prognosis in East Asian patients.

Methods

Between August 2011 and December 2016, 2,172 patients underwent clinically indicated coronary computed tomography angiography (CTA) at 4 hospitals in Japan. Among them, 1,270 patients were analyzed. PCATA was evaluated using coronary CTA to measure pericoronary adipose tissue density surrounding the 3 major coronary arteries. The outcomes were comp

SUBMITTER: Nishihara T 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC11775815 | biostudies-literature | 2025 Jan

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature