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Does the determination of pericardial adipose tissue (PAT) improve the prognostic accuracy of coronary artery calcification (CAC) for future cardiovascular events?
Does the determination of pericardial adipose tissue (PAT) improve the prognostic accuracy of coronary artery calcification (CAC) for future cardiovascular events?
Adding pericardial adipose tissue measurement to coronary artery calcification improves risk stratification for future cardiovascular events.
The additional determination of PAT increases the predictive power of CAC for future cardiovascular events. PAT might therefore be used as a further parameter for risk stratification.
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