Pericoronary adipose tissue attenuation on coronary computed tomography angiography associates with male sex and Indigenous Australian status

Abstract To evaluate if Indigenous Australians have higher coronary inflammation demonstrated non-invasively using pericoronary adipose tissue attenuation on coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA). We retrospectively obtained a cohort 54 Indigenous patients age- and sex-matched to 54 non-In...

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Main Authors: Jeremy Yuvaraj, Egynne Lim, Tony Vo, David Huynh, Cheniqua Rocco, Nitesh Nerlekar, Kevin Cheng, Andrew Lin, Damini Dey, Stephen J. Nicholls, Nadarajah Kangaharan, Dennis T.L. Wong
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Nature Portfolio 2023-09-01
Series:Scientific Reports
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1038/s41598-023-41341-9