Assessment of myocardial bridging and the pericoronary fat attenuation index on coronary computed tomography angiography: predicting coronary artery disease risk

Assessment of myocardial bridging and the pericoronary fat attenuation index on coronary computed tomography angiography: predicting coronary artery disease risk

Abstract Background The fat attenuation index (FAI) is a radiological parameter that represents pericoronary adipose tissue (PCAT) inflammation, along with myocardial bridging (MB), which leads to pathological shear stress in the coronary vessels; both are associated with coronary atherosclerosis. I...

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Main Authors: Yang Lu, Haifeng Liu, Zuhui Zhu, Siqi Wang, Qi Liu, Jianguo Qiu, Wei Xing
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: BMC 2023-03-01
Series:BMC Cardiovascular Disorders
Subjects:
Pericoronary adipose tissue
Fat attenuation index
Myocardial bridging
Coronary artery disease
High-risk plaque
Online Access:https://doi.org/10.1186/s12872-023-03146-6

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https://doi.org/10.1186/s12872-023-03146-6

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