Diagnostic performance of perivascular fat attenuation index to predict hemodynamic significance of coronary stenosis: a preliminary coronary computed tomography angiography study
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DOI: 10.1007/s00330-019-06400-8
Abstract: Objective This study aimed to investigate the association between perivascular fat attenuation index (FAI) and hemodynamic significance of coronary lesions. Methods Patients with stable angina who underwent coronary computed tomography (CT) angiography and invasive fractional… read more here.
Keywords: perivascular fai; fat attenuation; study; stenosis ... See more keywords
VASODILATORY EFFECT OF PERIVASCULAR FAT ON SAPHENOUS VEIN GRAFT FROM PATIENTS UNDERGOING CORONARY ARTERY BYPASS GRAFTING
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DOI: 10.1016/s0735-1097(18)32589-0
Abstract: The preservation of perivascular fat is suggested to contribute to improvement of patency of saphenous vein graft (SVG) in coronary artery bypass grafting (CABG). This study examined the influence of perivascular fat on vascular tonus… read more here.
Keywords: artery bypass; coronary artery; vein graft; fat ... See more keywords
Perivascular Fat Density and Contrast Plaque Enhancement: Does a Correlation Exist?
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DOI: 10.3174/ajnr.a6710
Abstract: BACKGROUND AND PURPOSE: Inflammatory changes in the fat tissue surrounding the coronary arteries have been associated with coronary artery disease and high-risk vulnerable plaques. Our aim was to investigate possible correlations between the presence and… read more here.
Keywords: contrast plaque; plaque enhancement; plaque; perivascular fat ... See more keywords