Epicardial adipose tissue volume assessed by computed tomography and coronary artery disease: A systematic review and meta-analysis

European Heart Journal Cardiovascular Imaging

Volumn 19, Issue 5, 2018, Pages 490-497

  Mancio, Jennifer ^a,b   Azevedo, Diana ^a   Saraiva, Francisca ^a   Azevedo, Ana Isabel ^b   Pires Morais, Gustavo ^b   Leite Moreira, Adelino ^a,c   Falcao Pires, Ines ^a   Lunet, Nuno ^d   Bettencourt, Nuno ^a  

^a University of Porto   (Portugal)

^b CENTRO HOSPITALAR DE VILA NOVA DE GAIA ESPINHO   (Portugal)

^c Universidade do Porto   (Portugal)

^d UNIVERSITY OF PORTO   (Portugal)

Author keywords

computed tomography; coronary artery calcification; coronary artery disease; epicardial adipose tissue volume; epicardial fat; major cardiovascular events; myocardial ischaemia

Indexed keywords

CARDIOVASCULAR DISEASE; CARDIOVASCULAR RISK; CAUSE OF DEATH; CLINICAL OUTCOME; COMPUTER ASSISTED TOMOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY CALCIFICATION; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; CORONARY ARTERY OBSTRUCTION; EPICARDIAL ADIPOSE TISSUE VOLUME; EPICARDIAL FAT; HEART MUSCLE ISCHEMIA; HUMAN; META ANALYSIS; PRIORITY JOURNAL; REVIEW; SYSTEMATIC REVIEW; ADIPOSE TISSUE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHIC ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; DIAGNOSTIC IMAGING; FEMALE; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; PATHOLOGY; PERICARDIUM; PREDICTIVE VALUE; PROCEDURES; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

ADIPOSE TISSUE; COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ANGIOGRAPHY; CORONARY ARTERY DISEASE; FEMALE; HUMANS; MALE; ORGAN SIZE; PERICARDIUM; PREDICTIVE VALUE OF TESTS; PROGNOSIS; RISK ASSESSMENT;

EID: 85045838617     PISSN: 20472404     EISSN: 20472412     Source Type: Journal    
DOI: 10.1093/ehjci/jex314     Document Type: Review

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