Does epicardial adipose tissue volume provide information about the presence and localization of coronary artery disease?

Cullu N., Kantarci M., Kizrak Y., Pirimoglu B., BAYRAKTUTAN Ü., OĞUL H., ...More

ANATOLIAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY, vol.15, no.5, pp.355-359, 2015 (SCI-Expanded) identifier identifier identifier

  • Publication Type: Article / Article
  • Volume: 15 Issue: 5
  • Publication Date: 2015
  • Doi Number: 10.5152/akd.2014.5431
  • Journal Name: ANATOLIAN JOURNAL OF CARDIOLOGY
  • Journal Indexes: Science Citation Index Expanded (SCI-EXPANDED), Scopus, TR DİZİN (ULAKBİM)
  • Page Numbers: pp.355-359
  • Keywords: epicardial adipose tissue, multidetector computerized tomography angiography, coroner artery disease, left anterior descending, METABOLIC SYNDROME, COMPUTED-TOMOGRAPHY, PERICARDIAL FAT, QUANTIFICATION, ASSOCIATION, THICKNESS, OBESITY
  • Inonu University Affiliated: No

Abstract

Objective: This study is important for the determination of branches and segments of the first atherosclerotic coronary artery. The objective was to examine the role of epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) volume in estimating the presence and localization of plaque of coronary arteries.