Editorial Comment: New Photon-Counting Detector CT Technology May Improve Quantitative Evaluation of Epicardial Adipose Tissue, an Important Marker of Coronary Artery Inflammation

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
David J. Murphy
Keyword(s):  
Adipose Tissue ◽  
Coronary Artery ◽  
Editorial Comment ◽  
Quantitative Evaluation ◽  
Epicardial Adipose Tissue ◽  
Photon Counting ◽  
Photon Counting Detector ◽  
Ct Technology ◽  
Important Marker

The Role of Epicardial Adipose Tissue Lymphocytes in Low-Grade Inflammation and Coronary Artery Disease

Diabetes ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 67 (Supplement 1) ◽  
pp. 469-P
Author(s):  
MILOS MRAZ ◽  
ANNA CINKAJZLOVA ◽  
ZDENA LACINOVÁ ◽  
JANA KLOUCKOVA ◽  
HELENA KRATOCHVILOVA ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Coronary Artery Disease ◽  
Adipose Tissue ◽  
Coronary Artery ◽  
Epicardial Adipose Tissue ◽  
Low Grade ◽  
Artery Disease ◽  
Low Grade Inflammation

scholarly journals EPICARDIAL ADIPOSE TISSUE AND CORONARY ARTERY PLAQUE CHARACTERISTICS

2010 ◽  
Vol 55 (10) ◽  
pp. A70.E660
Author(s):  
Nikolaos Alexopoulos ◽  
Dalton S. McLean ◽  
Matthew Janik ◽  
Chesnal Arepalli ◽  
Arthur E. Stillman ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Adipose Tissue ◽  
Coronary Artery ◽  
Epicardial Adipose Tissue ◽  
Coronary Artery Plaque

scholarly journals The Associations of Epicardial Adipose Tissue With Coronary Artery Disease and Coronary Atherosclerosis

2014 ◽  
Vol 55 (3) ◽  
pp. 197-203 ◽  
Author(s):  
Se-Hong Kim ◽  
Ju-Hye Chung ◽  
Beom-June Kwon ◽  
Sang-Wook Song ◽  
Whan-Seok Choi
Keyword(s):  
Coronary Artery Disease ◽  
Adipose Tissue ◽  
Coronary Artery ◽  
Coronary Atherosclerosis ◽  
Epicardial Adipose Tissue ◽  
Artery Disease

scholarly journals Echocardiographic measurements of epicardial adipose tissue and comparative ability to predict adverse cardiovascular outcomes in patients with coronary artery disease

2018 ◽  
Vol 34 (9) ◽  
pp. 1429-1437 ◽  
Author(s):  
Julieta D. Morales-Portano ◽  
Juan Ángel Peraza-Zaldivar ◽  
Juan A. Suárez-Cuenca ◽  
Rocío Aceves-Millán ◽  
Lilia Amezcua-Gómez ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Coronary Artery Disease ◽  
Adipose Tissue ◽  
Coronary Artery ◽  
Epicardial Adipose Tissue ◽  
Cardiovascular Outcomes ◽  
Artery Disease

Abstract 17402: Increased Epicardial Adipose Tissue Volume is Associated With Left Ventricular Diastolic Function in Patients With Zero Coronary Artery Calcium Score

Circulation ◽  
2018 ◽  
Vol 138 (Suppl_1) ◽  
Author(s):  
Hiroto Utsunomiya ◽  
Hideya Yamamoto ◽  
Atsushi Shimada ◽  
Toshiro Kitagawa ◽  
Takayuki Hidaka ◽  
...  
Keyword(s):  
Adipose Tissue ◽  
Coronary Artery ◽  
Epicardial Adipose Tissue ◽  
Coronary Artery Calcium Score ◽  
Calcium Score ◽  
Left Ventricular ◽  
The Mean ◽  
Artery Disease ◽  
Lv Diastolic Dysfunction ◽  
Statin Use

Background: Recent publications suggested that epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) contributes to the pathogenesis of coronary atherosclerosis. Although some studies showed the association between EAT accumulation and left ventricular (LV) diastolic dysfunction, these associations are not fully understood. Methods: We evaluated 153 patients without coronary artery disease who underwent coronary computed tomography (CT) angiography and Doppler echocardiography. We evaluated 153 patients (mean age of 60 years and 54% men) with zero coronary artery calcium score in coronary CT. Visceral adipose tissue (VAT) area was simultaneously measured by abdominal scans, and EAT volume was also calculated. These measurements were corrected by body surface area; VAT area index (VATAI), and EAT volume index (EATVI). The early diastolic mitral annular velocity at the septal (septal E’) and lateral (lateral E’) were measured using tissue Doppler echocardiography. Results: The mean values of BMI, VATAI, EATVI, and LVMI were 23.7 ± 3.8 kg/m 2 , 52.6 ± 26.4 cm 2 /m 2 , 71.3 ± 29.8 cm 3 /m 2 , and 83.3 ± 17.7 g/m 2 , respectively. The mean septal E’ and lateral E’ velocities were 7.2 ± 2.2 cm/s and 9.8 ± 2.9 cm/s, respectively. Each E’ velocity was negatively correlated with EATVI (septal, R = 0.276, p < 0.001; lateral, R = 0.342, p < 0.001) and VATAI (septal, R = 0.241, p = 0.03; lateral, R = 0.255, p = 0.002; Figure). In contrast, each E’ velocity was not correlated with LVMI (septal, R = 0.161, p = 0.03; lateral, R = 0.118, p = 0.14) and BMI (septal, R = 0.182, p = 0.03; lateral, R = 0.152, p = 0.06). To determine each E’ velocity, we performed stepwise multiple regression analyses where all clinical parameters were entered. Diastolic blood pressure (p = 0.014), statin use (p = 0.011), LVMI (p = 0.003), and EATVI (p = 0.004) were independently correlated with septal E’ velocity, and statin use (p = 0.024), LVMI (p = 0.011), and EATVI (p < 0.001) were independently correlated with lateral E’ velocity. Conclusion: An increase in EATVI was associated with the decrease of early diastolic mitral annular velocity along each side of the left ventricle in patients with coronary calcium score of zero. These findings indicate that EAT accumulation may cause LV diastolic dysfunction in the early phase of coronary artery disease.

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