Intrapericardial, But Not Extrapericardial, Fat Is an Independent Predictor of Impaired Hyperemic Coronary Perfusion in Coronary Artery Disease
Academic Article
Publication Date:
2011
abstract:
Objective-To measure intrapericardial fat (IPF), extrapericardial fat (EPF), and myocardial perfusion (MBF) in patients with and without coronary artery disease (CAD), hypothesizing that perfusion is more strongly associated with IPF because it is in direct anatomic contiguity with the myocardium or coronary arteries.
Iris type:
01.01 Articolo in rivista
Keywords:
perfusion imaging; positron emission tomography; coronary artery calcium; intrapericardial fat; multidetector CT
List of contributors:
Iozzo, Patricia
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