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October 29, 2024Cardiovascular DiabetologyOpen Access

The review highlights that CT-derived fat attenuation index (FAI) is emerging as a useful index of epicardial adipose tissue inflammation and fibrosis, serving as a potential diagnostic and prognostic tool in coronary artery disease and atrial fibrillation.

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Why the study?

To present computed tomography derived fat attenuation index as a tool to study and understand epicardial fat and as a potential predictive marker in cardiovascular disorders.

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ŁNŁukasz NogajskiMMMaciej MazurukMKMarta Kacperska

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FAI may aid CAD and AF risk stratification; leaves open prospective validation before clinical adoption.

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Computed tomography derived fat attenuation index (FAI) of epicardial adipose tissue

CT-derived fat attenuation index (FAI) provides valuable information on epicardial fat density, emerging as a potential predictive marker for inflammation and cardiovascular disorders.

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Nogajski et al. (2024) studied this question.

synapsesocial.com/papers/6a87dcf85ed0ab632b48fd18https://doi.org/10.1186/s12933-024-02474-x
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