Why the study?
Is visceral adipose tissue area associated with vulnerable coronary plaques on CTA in patients with and without diabetes mellitus?
Population
456 patients suspected to have cardiovascular disease who underwent 64-slice computed tomography…
Comparison
Visceral adipose tissue area vs Lower tertiles of VAT area
Design
Cohort
Authors
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May support VAT as early risk marker in non-DM patients; leaves open causality and prospective validation before practice change.
Is visceral adipose tissue area associated with vulnerable coronary plaques on CTA in patients with and without diabetes mellitus?
Visceral adipose tissue area is associated with vulnerable coronary plaques in patients without diabetes, suggesting its role as an early cardiometabolic risk factor before diabetes onset.
Osawa et al. (2014) studied this question.
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