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ArticleEuropean journal of medical research2022

Epicardial fat volume evaluated with multidetector computed tomography and other risk factors for prevalence of three-vessel coronary lesions.

Bulang Gao, Caiying Li, Qibin Liao, Tong Pan, Chunfeng Ren, Qinying Cao

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Article in European journal of medical research, 2022. The graph could read no effect estimate from its abstract, so it casts no vote on the map. Cited by 2 papers.

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6 authors at 4 institutions in 1 country.

Bulang GaoDepartment of Neurosurgery, Shijiazhuang People's Hospital, 365 South Jianhua Street, Shijiazhuang, 050011, Hebei, China.
Caiying LiDepartment of Medical Imaging the Second Hospital, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, 050011, Hebei, China.
Qibin LiaoDepartment of Medical Imaging the Second Hospital, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, 050011, Hebei, China.
Tong PanDepartment of Medical Imaging the Second Hospital, Hebei Medical University, Shijiazhuang, 050011, Hebei, China.
Chunfeng RenDepartment of Laboratory Analysis, The First Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University, 1 Longhu Middle Ring Road, Zhengzhou, 450018, Henan, China.
Qinying CaoDepartment of Neurosurgery, Shijiazhuang People's Hospital, 365 South Jianhua Street, Shijiazhuang, 050011, Hebei, China. drcaoqinying@163.com.
First Hospital of Shijiazhuang · CNSecond Hospital of Hebei Medical University · CNFirst Affiliated Hospital of Zhengzhou University · CNHebei Medical University · CN

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Abstract

purposeTo retrospectively investigate the epicardial fat volume with multidetector computed tomography (MDCT) and other risk factors for the prevalence of three-vessel coronary lesion. MATERIALS AND

methodsMDCT was performed on 424 subjects with or without three-vessel coronary lesion. Blood was tested for triglyceride, high-density lipoprotein (HDL), low-density lipoprotein (LDL), apolipoprotein A (ApoA), apolipoprotein B (ApoB), alanine aminotransferase (ALT), aspartate aminotransferase (AST), lipoprotein a, and fasting blood glucose.

resultsAmong all the subjects, a significant (P < 0.05) negative linear correlation existed between age and ALT or ALT/AST. The epicardial fat had a significant (P < 0.05) negative linear correlation with HDL and Apo A but a positive correlation with age and ApoB/ApoA. The epicardial fat volume and the fasting blood glucose were significantly (P = 0.001) greater in the patients than in the control group, whereas HDL and Apo A were both significantly (P < 0.0001) smaller in the patients than in the control groups. A significant prediction value (P < 0.05) existed in age increase, male gender, epicardial fat increase, low HDL, high LDL, and elevated fasting blood glucose.

conclusionThree-vessel coronary lesions are more prevalent in subjects with greater volume of epicardial fat and in male gender.

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Blood GlucoseMultidetector Computed TomographyApolipoproteins AApolipoproteins BHumansMalePrevalenceRetrospective StudiesRisk FactorsApolipoproteins AApolipoproteins BBlood GlucoseBiochemical markerComputed tomographyEpicardial fatRisk factorThree-vessel coronary lesion

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PMID36572947
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