High levels of eicosapentaenoic acid are associated with lower pericoronary adipose tissue attenuation as measured by coronary CTA

Higher pericoronary adipose tissue (PCAT) attenuation, a novel marker of inflammation in coronary CT angiography (CTA), has been shown to indicate increased cardiac mortality. Supplementation of eicosapentaenoic acid (EPA) has been shown to decrease cardiovascular death. Whether blood levels of n-3 fatty acids are associated with differences in PCAT attenuation is unknown.

Source: Atherosclerosis - October 10, 2020 Category: Cardiology Authors: Daniel O. Bittner, Markus Goeller, Damini Dey, Yurdag ül Zopf, Stephan Achenbach, Mohamed Marwan Source Type: research