EPICARDIAL ADIPOSE TISSUE VOLUME AND CORONARY ARTERY CALCIUM TO PREDICT MYOCARDIAL ISCHEMIA ON POSITRON EMISSION TOMOGRAPHY-COMPUTED TOMOGRAPHY STUDIES

Background There appears to be an association of epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) with coronary artery disease (CAD) and its risk factors. EAT is assumed to influence CAD development by altering vasomotor tone and via toxic paracrine effects. The relationship of EAT to myocardial perfusion has not been studied.