作者
S Fernandes, R Ladeiras-Lopes, I Cruz, G Silva, M Silva, P Queiros, S Diaz, A Barros, F Saraiva, R Faria, J Almeida, P Fonseca, N Ferreira, J Primo, R Fontes-Carvalho
发表日期
2022/5/18
期刊
Europace
卷号
24
期号
Supplement_1
页码范围
euac053. 300
出版商
Oxford University Press
简介
Funding Acknowledgements
Type of funding sources: None.
Introduction
Both coronary artery calcium (CAC) and epicardial adipose tissue (EAT) had been implicated in coronary artery disease (CAD) and risk of future adverse cardiovascular events. There are scarce data regarding the assessment and association of EAT volume and CAC score (CACS) in atrial fibrillation (AF) patients.
Purpose
To assess the association between EAT volume and the presence and severity of CAC in patients with AF.
Methods
Retrospective and single-centre study including consecutive patients with AF undergoing contrast-enhanced cardiac computed tomography for catheter ablation planning, from 2017 to 2019. Patients with known history of CAD and moderate to severe valvular heart disease were excluded. Baseline clinical and demographical data …
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