Ayşe Murat Aydın1, Alperen Kayalı2, Ahmet Kurşad Poyraz2, Kemal Aydın3. 1. Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, Fırat University, Elazig, Turkey aysemmurat@hotmail.com. 2. Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, Fırat University, Elazig, Turkey. 3. Department of Cardiology, Elazig Training and Research Hospital, Elazig, Turkey.
Abstract
OBJECTIVES: A retrospective study to investigate the relationship between epicardial adipose tissue thickness (EATT) and presence of coronary artery plaque, coronary artery disease (CAD) and CAD risk factors. METHODS: Multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) coronary angiography images were reviewed. Left anterior decending artery, right coronary artery and left circumflex artery pericoronary EATT were measured. Demographic, clinical and CAD risk factor data were obtained from medical records. RESULTS: Patients with CAD (n = 49) had significantly larger mean EATT than those without CAD (n = 101). Pericoronary EATT was significantly correlated with body mass index, total cholesterol level, coronary artery calcium score, hypertension and diabetes mellitus history. CONCLUSIONS: There is an association between pericoronary EATT and CAD, as well as CAD risk factors. Pericoronary EATT measurement may become a widely used, easy-to-perform method for determining CAD risk.
OBJECTIVES: A retrospective study to investigate the relationship between epicardial adipose tissue thickness (EATT) and presence of coronary artery plaque, coronary artery disease (CAD) and CAD risk factors. METHODS: Multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) coronary angiography images were reviewed. Left anterior decending artery, right coronary artery and left circumflex artery pericoronary EATT were measured. Demographic, clinical and CAD risk factor data were obtained from medical records. RESULTS:Patients with CAD (n = 49) had significantly larger mean EATT than those without CAD (n = 101). Pericoronary EATT was significantly correlated with body mass index, total cholesterol level, coronary artery calcium score, hypertension and diabetes mellitus history. CONCLUSIONS: There is an association between pericoronary EATT and CAD, as well as CAD risk factors. Pericoronary EATT measurement may become a widely used, easy-to-perform method for determining CAD risk.
Authors: Peter Aldiss; Graeme Davies; Rachel Woods; Helen Budge; Harold S Sacks; Michael E Symonds Journal: Int J Cardiol Date: 2016-11-09 Impact factor: 4.164