Abstract 14641: Computed Tomography Attenuation Values of Pericardial and Intrathoracic Adipose Tissue Are Novel Markers of Vulnerable Coronary Plaque

Aiko Sakamoto,Masae Uehara,Nobukazu Ishizaka,Jiro Ando,Issei Komuro

Abstract 14641: Computed Tomography Attenuation Values of Pericardial and Intrathoracic Adipose Tissue Are Novel Markers of Vulnerable Coronary Plaque

2017

Aiko Sakamoto
Masae Uehara
Nobukazu Ishizaka
Jiro Ando
Issei Komuro

Background: Ectopic fat deposition, such as pericardial adipose tissue (PAT) and intrathoracic adipose tissue (IAT), may mediate obesity-related cardiovascular disease. However, it remains unclear ...

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Adipose tissue
Disease
Medicine
Internal medicine
Cardiology
Diabetes mellitus
coronary plaque
Computed tomography

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