Peri-coronary inflammation is associated with findings on coronary computed tomography angiography and fractional flow reserve

Peri-coronary adipose tissue attenuation expressed by fat attenuation index (FAI) on coronary CT angiography (CCTA) reflects peri-coronary inflammation and is associated with cardiac mortality. We aimed to investigate the association between FAI and whole vessel and lesion plaque quantification on CCTA in stable patients with intermediate epicardial stenosis evaluated by fractional flow reserve (FFR).

Source: Journal of Cardiovascular Computed Tomography - February 4, 2020 Category: Radiology Authors: Masahiro Hoshino, Seokhun Yang, Tomoyo Sugiyama, Jinlong Zhang, Yoshihisa Kanaji, Masao Yamaguchi, Masahiro Hada, Yohei Sumino, Tomoki Horie, Kai Nogami, Hiroki Ueno, Toru Misawa, Eisuke Usui, Tadashi Murai, Tetsumin Lee, Taishi Yonetsu, Tsunekazu Kakuta Tags: Research paper Source Type: research