1.Correlation of epicardial adipose tissue volume with coronary plaques in patients with a coronary artery calcium score of zero
Wenyan ZHANG ; Jian LI ; Rui ZHOU ; Jing LI ; Jingwang LIU ; Baoxia ZHENG ; Shujuan LIU ; Hongyun SHI ; Fenghuan GUAN ; Qingle GUO
Journal of Practical Radiology 2016;32(3):411-413,418
Objective To evaluate the correlation of epicardial adipose tissue volume (EATV)with coronary plaques in patients with a coronary artery calcium score of zero.Methods 183 patients with a coronary artery calcium score of zero were selected.They were divided into plaque group and control group according to the findings of CT coronary angiography.Independent t test was used to analyze the difference of EATV between two groups.Results ①EATV was significant higher in plaque group than that in control group (P <0.05).②EATV was non-significant higher in plaque group than that in control group for female individuals (P >0.05), while it was significant higher in plaque group than that in control group for male individuals (P <0.05).③EATV was significant higher in plaque group than that in control group for the individuals with age< 50 years (P <0.05 ),meanwhile it was significant higher in plaque group than that in control group in age≥50 years(P <0.05).Conclusion EATV is correlated with coronary plaques in male patients with a coronary artery calcium score of zero while there is no correlation with female patients.EATV is correlated with coronary plaques in different age patients with a coronary artery calcium score of zero.
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