December 3, 2008The Journal of Clinical Endocrinology & Metabolism
Relations of Epicardial Adipose Tissue Measured by Multidetector Computed Tomography to Components of the Metabolic Syndrome Are Region-Specific and Independent of Anthropometric Indexes and Intraabdominal Visceral Fat
Why the study?
Does epicardial adipose tissue thickness measured by MDCT correlate with metabolic syndrome components and inflammatory markers in patients undergoing coronary angiography?
Population
148 consecutive patients undergoing multidetector computed tomography prior to diagnostic coronary angiography
Design
Cross-sectional
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Discussion
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Implication
May refine metabolic risk assessment on MDCT; hypothesis-generating and requires prospective validation before clinical adoption.
Structured PICO
Does epicardial adipose tissue thickness measured by MDCT correlate with metabolic syndrome components and inflammatory markers in patients undergoing coronary angiography?
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Population
148 consecutive patients undergoing multidetector computed tomography prior to diagnostic coronary angiography
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Intervention
Multidetector computed tomographic measurements of epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) thickness, cross-sectional areas, and total volume
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Outcome
Correlations between EAT measurements, metabolic syndrome components, and plasma levels of high-sensitivity C-reactive protein and adipokinessurrogate
Measurement of epicardial adipose tissue thickness in the left atrioventricular groove by MDCT provides a simple and accurate assessment of metabolic risk independent of standard anthropometric indexes.
Cite This Study
Wang et al. (2008) studied this question.