Epicardial adipose tissue characteristics and CT high-risk plaque features: correlation with coronary thin-cap fibroathe
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Epicardial adipose tissue characteristics and CT high-risk plaque features: correlation with coronary thin-cap fibroatheroma determined by intravascular ultrasound Mingyuan Yuan1 · Hao Wu1 · Rongxian Li1 · Lihua Yu2 · Jiayin Zhang2 Received: 11 April 2020 / Accepted: 8 June 2020 © Springer Nature B.V. 2020
Abstract To investigate the correlation of epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) characteristics and high-risk plaque features characterized by coronary CT angiography (CCTA) for identifying the presence of thin-cap fibroatheroma (TCFA). Patients who underwent both CCTA and intravascular ultrasound (IVUS) within 4 weeks were retrospectively included. CT-derived quantitative and qualitative parameters, including diameter stenosis, low attenuation plaque (LAP), napkin-ring sign (NRS), positive remodeling and spotty calcification, were recorded. EAT volume and density were also measured. TCFA lesions and non-TCFA lesions were determined by IVUS. Multivariate regression analysis was used to determine the independent predictors of TCFA lesions. Sixty-eight patients (mean age: 68.6 ± 9.7 years; 40 males) with 91 lesions were finally included in our study. For CT-derived plaque features, LAP (77.8% versus 25%, p
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