Epicardial Adipose Tissue Thickness Is Related to Plaque Composition in Coronary Artery Disease.

ABSTRACT: (1) Background: Currently, limited data are available regarding the relationship between epicardial fat and plaque composition. The aim of this study was to assess the relationship between visceral fat surrounding the heart and the lipid core burden in patients with coronary artery diseases; (2) Methods: Overall, 331 patients undergoing coronary angiography with combined near-infrared spectroscopy and intravascular ultrasound imaging were evaluated for epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) thickness using transthoracic echocardiography. Patients were divided into thick EAT and thin EAT groups according to the median value; (3) Results: There was a positive correlation between EAT thickness and maxLCBI_4mm, and maxLCBI_4mm was significantly higher in the thick EA

SUBMITTER: Park SS 

PROVIDER: S-EPMC9689801 | biostudies-literature | 2022 Nov

REPOSITORIES: biostudies-literature