CT-Assessment of Epicardial Fat Identifies Increased Inflammation at the Level of the Left Coronary Circulation in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation

CT-Assessment of Epicardial Fat Identifies Increased Inflammation at the Level of the Left Coronary Circulation in Patients with Atrial Fibrillation

<b>Background:</b> Atrial fibrillation (AF) can often be triggered by an inflammatory substrate. Perivascular inflammation may be assessed nowadays using coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) imaging. The new pericoronary fat attenuation index (FAI HU) and the FAI Score have pr...

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Main Authors: Renáta Gerculy, Imre Benedek, István Kovács, Nóra Rat, Vasile Bogdan Halațiu, Ioana Rodean, Lehel Bordi, Emanuel Blîndu, Aurelian Roșca, Botond-Barna Mátyás, Evelin Szabó, Zsolt Parajkó, Theodora Benedek
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2024-02-01
Series:Journal of Clinical Medicine
Subjects:
perivascular inflammation
atrial fibrillation
fat attenuation index
coronary computed tomography angiography
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2077-0383/13/5/1307

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