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Association of epicardial fat volume index with coronary artery disease phenotypes based on anatomical and functional imaging: a linkage with the severity of coronary artery disease.
Cardiovascular diabetology - 8 Oct 2025
Wang Chunbo, Yu Wenji, Yang Xiaoyu, Sun Fan, Tian Yu, Yue Yue, Zhang Feifei, Shao Xiaoliang, Shi Yunmei, Liu Bao, Wang Jianfeng, Li Sijin, Wang Yuetao
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BACKGROUND: Epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) plays an important role in the pathogenesis of coronary artery disease (CAD). The association between EAT and obstructive CAD or myocardial ischemia has been established, but its relationship with CAD phenotypes based on anatomical and functional imaging remains unclear. METHODS: A total of 495 suspected CAD patients who underwent both single-photon emission computed...
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