Key result
Larger perivascular adipocytes and increased lipid content linked to lower coronary inflammation and atherosclerotic plaque.
Why the study?
Is perivascular adipose tissue adipocyte size and lipid content associated with coronary inflammation and atherosclerotic plaque burden in human patients?
Population
human patients
Design
Other
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May inform noninvasive coronary risk assessment via fat imaging; hypothesis-generating and requires validation before practice change.
Is perivascular adipose tissue adipocyte size and lipid content associated with coronary inflammation and atherosclerotic plaque burden in human patients?
Imaging perivascular fat to assess adipocyte size and lipid content may serve as a non-invasive marker for coronary inflammation and atherosclerotic plaque burden.
Antonopoulos et al. (2017) studied this question. Larger adipocyte size and increased lipid content in perivascular adipose tissue are linked to lower levels of coronary inflammation and atherosclerotic plaque burden.
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