Relationship of epicardial fat volume to coronary plaque, severe coronary stenosis, and high-risk coronary plaque features assessed by coronary CT angiography

Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography

Volumn 7, Issue 2, 2013, Pages 125-132

  Rajani, Ronak ^a   Shmilovich, Haim ^a   Nakazato, Ryo ^a   Nakanishi, Rine ^a   Otaki, Yuka ^a   Cheng, Victor Y ^a   Hayes, Sean W ^a   Thomson, Louise E J ^a   Friedman, John D ^a   Slomka, Piotr J ^a   Min, James K ^a   Berman, Daniel S ^a   Dey, Damini ^a  

^a CEDARS SINAI MEDICAL CENTER   (United States)

Author keywords

Coronary artery stenosis; Coronary computed tomography angiography; Epicardial fat volume; High risk plaque features

Indexed keywords

ADULT; AGED; ARTICLE; BODY SURFACE; CARDIAC PATIENT; CARDIOVASCULAR PARAMETERS; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CLINICAL ASSESSMENT; CLINICAL FEATURE; COMPARATIVE STUDY; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY SCANNER; CONTROLLED STUDY; CORONARY ARTERY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; DYSPNEA; EPICARDIAL FAT VOLUME; EPICARDIUM; EXERCISE TEST; FEMALE; HUMAN; HYPERCHOLESTEROLEMIA; HYPERTENSION; MAJOR CLINICAL STUDY; MALE; PREOPERATIVE EVALUATION; PRIORITY JOURNAL; RETROSPECTIVE STUDY; THORAX PAIN;

ADIPOSITY; ADULT; AGED; AGED, 80 AND OVER; COMORBIDITY; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY STENOSIS; FEMALE; HUMANS; LOS ANGELES; MALE; MIDDLE AGED; ORGAN SIZE; PERICARDIUM; REPRODUCIBILITY OF RESULTS; RISK ASSESSMENT; RISK FACTORS; SENSITIVITY AND SPECIFICITY; YOUNG ADULT;

EID: 84876826040     PISSN: 19345925     EISSN: 1876861X     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1016/j.jcct.2013.02.003     Document Type: Article

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