Epicardial Adipose Tissue Reflects the Presence of Coronary Artery Disease: Comparison with Abdominal Visceral Adipose Tissue
Joint Authors
Nakazato, Kazuhiko
Misaka, Tomofumi
Suzuki, Hitoshi
Takeishi, Yasuchika
Oikawa, Masayoshi
Owada, Takashi
Yamauchi, Hiroyuki
Machii, Hirofumi
Saitoh, Shu-ichi
Sugimoto, Koichi
Yamaki, Takayoshi
Kunii, Hiroyuki
Source
Issue
Vol. 2015, Issue 2015 (31 Dec. 2015), pp.1-7, 7 p.
Publisher
Hindawi Publishing Corporation
Publication Date
2015-01-27
Country of Publication
Egypt
No. of Pages
7
Main Subjects
Abstract EN
Accumulation of visceral adipose tissue is associated with a risk of coronary artery disease (CAD).
The aim of this study was to examine whether different types of adipose tissue depot may play differential roles in the progression of CAD.
Consecutive 174 patients who underwent both computed tomography (CT) and echocardiography were analyzed.
Cardiac and abdominal CT scans were performed to measure epicardial and abdominal visceral adipose tissue (EAT and abdominal VAT, resp.).
Out of 174 patients, 109 and 113 patients, respectively, presented coronary calcification (CC) and coronary atheromatous plaque (CP).
The EAT and abdominal VAT areas were larger in patients with CP compared to those without it.
Interestingly, the EAT area was larger in patients with CC compared to those without CC, whereas no difference was observed in the abdominal VAT area between patients with CC and those without.
Multivariable logistic regression analysis revealed that the presence of echocardiographic EAT was an independent predictor of CP and CC, but the abdominal VAT area was not.
These results suggest that EAT and abdominal VAT may play differential pathological roles in CAD.
Given the importance of CC and CP, we should consider the precise assessment of CAD when echocardiographic EAT is detected.
American Psychological Association (APA)
Oikawa, Masayoshi& Owada, Takashi& Yamauchi, Hiroyuki& Misaka, Tomofumi& Machii, Hirofumi& Yamaki, Takayoshi…[et al.]. 2015. Epicardial Adipose Tissue Reflects the Presence of Coronary Artery Disease: Comparison with Abdominal Visceral Adipose Tissue. BioMed Research International،Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1055650
Modern Language Association (MLA)
Oikawa, Masayoshi…[et al.]. Epicardial Adipose Tissue Reflects the Presence of Coronary Artery Disease: Comparison with Abdominal Visceral Adipose Tissue. BioMed Research International No. 2015 (2015), pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1055650
American Medical Association (AMA)
Oikawa, Masayoshi& Owada, Takashi& Yamauchi, Hiroyuki& Misaka, Tomofumi& Machii, Hirofumi& Yamaki, Takayoshi…[et al.]. Epicardial Adipose Tissue Reflects the Presence of Coronary Artery Disease: Comparison with Abdominal Visceral Adipose Tissue. BioMed Research International. 2015. Vol. 2015, no. 2015, pp.1-7.
https://search.emarefa.net/detail/BIM-1055650
Data Type
Journal Articles
Language
English
Notes
Includes bibliographical references
Record ID
BIM-1055650