Epicardial Adipose Tissue Thickness Is Related to Plaque Composition in Coronary Artery Disease

• Published in: Diagnostics (Basel) Vol. 12; no. 11; p. 2836
• Main Authors: Park, Soon Sang, Jung, Jisung, Mintz, Gary S, Jin, Uram, Park, Jin-Sun, Park, Bumhee, Shin, Han-Bit, Seo, Kyoung-Woo, Yang, Hyoung-Mo, Lim, Hong-Seok, Choi, Byoung-Joo, Yoon, Myeong-Ho, Shin, Joon-Han, Tahk, Seung-Jea, Choi, So-Yeon
• Format: Journal Article
• Language: English
• Published: Switzerland MDPI AG 01.11.2022; MDPI
• Subjects: Acute coronary syndromes; Adipose tissues; Atherosclerotic plaque; Body fat; Cardiovascular disease; Catheters; Cholesterol; Coronary heart disease; Coronary vessels; epicardial adipose tissue; Health aspects; High density lipoprotein; Hypertension; lipid core burden index; lipid core plaque; Lipids; Low density lipoprotein; Medical imaging; Medical records; Metabolic disorders; near-infrared spectroscopy; Patients; Regression analysis; Risk factors; Vein & artery diseases; South Korea; United States > US; epicardial adipose tissue; near-infrared spectroscopy; lipid core burden index; lipid core plaque

(1) Background: Currently, limited data are available regarding the relationship between epicardial fat and plaque composition. The aim of this study was to assess the relationship between visceral fat surrounding the heart and the lipid core burden in patients with coronary artery diseases; (2) Met...