Epicardial Fat Tissue: A Potential Marker for Coronary Microvascular Dysfunction

Background Coronary microvascular dysfunction (CMD), which mimics symptoms of obstructive coronary artery disease, has significant prognostic implications. While epicardial adipose tissue normally has a protective role, increased epicardial adipose tissue is associated with inflammation and may cont...

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Published in:	Journal of the American Heart Association: Cardiovascular and Cerebrovascular Disease
Main Authors:	Waiel Abusnina, Ilan Merdler, Matteo Cellamare, Kalyan R. Chitturi, Abhishek Chaturvedi, Irwin M. Feuerstein, Cheng Zhang, Sevket Tolga Ozturk, Teshome Deksissa, Vaishnavi Sawant, Kassandra Lopez, Lior Lupu, Dan Haberman, Itsik Ben‐Dor, Lowell F. Satler, Ron Waksman, Hayder D. Hashim, Brian C. Case
Format:	Article
Language:	English
Published:	Wiley 2025-02-01
Subjects:	computed tomography coronary artery disease coronary microvascular dysfunction epicardial fat
Online Access:	https://www.ahajournals.org/doi/10.1161/JAHA.124.038484