Relationship between epicardial adipose tissue and coronary atherosclerosis by CCTA in young adults (18-45)

• Main Authors: Annalisa Filtz (Author), Daniel Lorenzatti (Author), Andrea Scotti (Author), Pamela Piña (Author), Carol Fernandez-Hazim (Author), Dou Huang (Author), Paul Ippolito (Author), John P Skendelas (Author), Toshiki Kuno (Author), Carlos J Rodriguez (Author), Aldo L Schenone (Author), Azeem Latib (Author), Carl J Lavie (Author), Leslee J. Shaw (Author), Ron Blankstein (Author), Michael D Shapiro (Author), Mario J Garcia (Author), Daniel S Berman (Author), Damini Dey (Author), Salim S Virani (Author), Leandro Slipczuk (Author)
• Format: Book
• Published: Elsevier, 2024-09-01T00:00:00Z.
• Subjects: article
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Objective: Epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) is implicated in the pathogenesis and progression of coronary artery disease (CAD). Limited data exists on the interplay between EAT and atherosclerosis in young individuals. Our study aims to explore the relationship between EAT and CAD in a young cohort....