Andrew Lin1,2,3, Nitesh Nerlekar1,2, Jeremy Yuvaraj1,2, Katrina Fernandes1, Cathy Jiang1, Stephen J Nicholls1,2, Damini Dey3, Dennis T L Wong1,2. 1. Monash Cardiovascular Research Centre, Monash University and MonashHeart, Monash Health, 246 Clayton Road, Clayton, Victoria 3168, Australia. 2. Department of Medicine, Monash University, Clayton, Victoria, Australia. 3. Biomedical Imaging Research Institute, Cedars-Sinai Medical Center, Los Angeles, CA, USA.
Abstract
AIMS: Vascular inflammation inhibits local adipogenesis in pericoronary adipose tissue (PCAT) and this can be detected on coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) as an increase in CT attenuation of PCAT surrounding the proximal right coronary artery (RCA). In this cross-sectional study, we assessed the utility of PCAT CT attenuation as an imaging biomarker of coronary inflammation in distinguishing different stages of coronary artery disease (CAD). METHODS AND RESULTS: Sixty patients with acute myocardial infarction (MI) were prospectively recruited to undergo CCTA within 48 h of admission, prior to invasive angiography. These participants were matched to patients with stable CAD (n = 60) and controls with no CAD (n = 60) by age, gender, BMI, risk factors, medications, and CT tube voltage. PCAT attenuation around the proximal RCA was quantified per-patient using semi-automated software. Patients with MI had a higher PCAT attenuation (-82.3 ± 5.5 HU) compared with patients with stable CAD (-90.6 ± 5.7 HU, P < 0.001) and controls (-95.8 ± 6.2 HU, P < 0.001). PCAT attenuation was significantly increased in stable CAD patients over controls (P = 0.01). The association of PCAT attenuation with stage of CAD was independent of age, gender, cardiovascular risk factors, epicardial adipose tissue volume, and CCTA-derived quantitative plaque burden. No interaction was observed for clinical presentation (MI vs. stable CAD) and plaque burden on PCAT attenuation. CONCLUSION: PCAT CT attenuation as a quantitative measure of global coronary inflammation independently distinguishes patients with MI vs. stable CAD vs. no CAD. Future studies should assess whether this imaging biomarker can track patient responses to therapies in different stages of CAD. Published on behalf of the European Society of Cardiology. All rights reserved.
AIMS: Vascular inflammation inhibits local adipogenesis in pericoronary adipose tissue (PCAT) and this can be detected on coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) as an increase in CT attenuation of PCAT surrounding the proximal right coronary artery (RCA). In this cross-sectional study, we assessed the utility of PCAT CT attenuation as an imaging biomarker of coronary inflammation in distinguishing different stages of coronary artery disease (CAD). METHODS AND RESULTS: Sixty patients with acute myocardial infarction (MI) were prospectively recruited to undergo CCTA within 48 h of admission, prior to invasive angiography. These participants were matched to patients with stable CAD (n = 60) and controls with no CAD (n = 60) by age, gender, BMI, risk factors, medications, and CT tube voltage. PCAT attenuation around the proximal RCA was quantified per-patient using semi-automated software. Patients with MI had a higher PCAT attenuation (-82.3 ± 5.5 HU) compared with patients with stable CAD (-90.6 ± 5.7 HU, P < 0.001) and controls (-95.8 ± 6.2 HU, P < 0.001). PCAT attenuation was significantly increased in stable CAD patients over controls (P = 0.01). The association of PCAT attenuation with stage of CAD was independent of age, gender, cardiovascular risk factors, epicardial adipose tissue volume, and CCTA-derived quantitative plaque burden. No interaction was observed for clinical presentation (MI vs. stable CAD) and plaque burden on PCAT attenuation. CONCLUSION:PCAT CT attenuation as a quantitative measure of global coronary inflammation independently distinguishes patients with MI vs. stable CAD vs. no CAD. Future studies should assess whether this imaging biomarker can track patient responses to therapies in different stages of CAD. Published on behalf of the European Society of Cardiology. All rights reserved.
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