Correlation of epicardial fat quantification with severity of coronary artery disease: A study in Indian population.

ABSTRACT:

Objective

We studied the correlation of quantified epicardial fat with severity of coronary artery disease in patients [suspected cases of coronary artery disease (CAD)] referred for computed tomography (CT) coronary angiography and established cutoffs for epicardial fat volume (EFV) for the presence of CAD and obstructive CAD.

Methods

A prospective cum retrospective cross-sectional observational study was carried out on 950 Indian subjects (suspected cases of CAD) who were referred for coronary CT in the year 2013-2016. EFV was quantified using semiautomatic technique on multidetector coronary CT angiography. The presence of atherosclerotic plaques and degree of stenosis was assessed on coronary CT angiography scans. The correlation between quantified EFV and degree of sten

SUBMITTER: Khurana R 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC6310730 | biostudies-literature | 2018 Dec

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature