Does assessment of epicardial fat volume using non-contrast cardiac CT provide reproducible measurements that correlate with DEXA-based body fat indices in HIV patients?
Epicardial fat volume by non-contrast cardiac CT is highly reproducible and correlates well with DEXA-based fat measurements, making it the preferred CT assessment method in HIV patients.
Assessment of epicardial fat volume is highly reproducible in both HIV-infected and non-HIV-infected patients and shows a superior correlation with DEXA-based body and trunk fat measurements. Epicardial fat volume should be considered over other CT assessment methods when quantifying epicardial fat in HIV patients.
Sadouni et al. (Fri,) studied this question.