Association Between Changes in Perivascular Adipose Tissue Density and Plaque Progression

The association between the change in vessel inflammation, as quantified by perivascular adipose tissue (PVAT) density, and the progression of coronary atherosclerosis remains to be determined.

Reference: Association Between Changes in Perivascular Adipose Tissue Density and Plaque Progression. Lee SE, Sung JM, Andreini D, Al-Mallah MH, Budoff MJ, Cademartiri F, Chinnaiyan K, Choi JH, Chun EJ, Conte E, Gottlieb I, Hadamitzky M, Kim YJ, Lee BK, Leipsic JA, Maffei E, Marques H, de Araújo Gonçalves P, Pontone G, Shin S, Kitslaar PH, Reiber JHC, Stone PH, Samady H, Virmani R, Narula J, Berman DS, Shaw LJ, Bax JJ, Lin FY, Min JK, Chang HJ. JACC Cardiovasc Imaging. 2022 Oct;15(10):1760-1767.

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