Pericoronary adipose tissue attenuation is associated with non-calcified plaque burden in patients with chronic coronary syndromes

Pericoronary adipose tissue attenuation (PCAT) is a marker of inflammation of the pericoronary fat tissue, which can be assessed by coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA). Its prognostic value was reported in previous studies. Nevertheless, the relationship between PCAT, plaque burden and coronary artery disease (CAD) severity, are not well defined.

Source: Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography - August 31, 2023 Category: Radiology Authors: Alexander Giesen, Dimitrios Mouselimis, Loris Weichsel, Andreas A. Giannopoulos, Axel Schmermund, Max Nunninger, Moritz Schuetz, Florian Andr é, Norbert Frey, Grigorios Korosoglou Tags: Research paper Source Type: research