ArticleAfrican health sciences2024
Added prognostic value of fat attenuation index and CT-derived fractional flow reserve over plaque burden in suspected CAD patients without standard modifiable risk factors.
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- Correlation Between Fat Attenuation Index and Major Adverse Cardiovascular Events: A Systematic Review and Meta-Analysis.Reviews in cardiovascular medicine · 2026Pooled it
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Abstract
Background: In this study, we aimed to investigate the added prognostic value of fat attenuation index (FAI) and CT-derived fractional flow (CT-FFR) over plaque burden in suspected coronary artery disease (CAD) patients without standard modifiable risk factors (SMuRFs). Methodology: A total of 260 consecutive suspected CAD subjects without SMuRFs who underwent first coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) were retrospectively collected. We calculated FAI, CT-FFR, and segment involvement score (SIS) from CCTA images. Cox regression models were used to assess the incremental prognostic value of FAI and CT-FFR. Results: During a median follow-up of 25.00 months, major adverse cardiovascular events (MACE) were observed in 40 (15.4%) patients. FAI ≥ -70.1, CT-FFR ≤ 0.80, and SIS ≥ 4.5 were associated with the increased rate of MACE ( Conclusion: In suspected CAD patients without SMuRFs, neither FAI nor CT-FFR independently added incremental prognostic value over plaque burden. Combining FAI and CT-FFR had added prognostic value and improved cardiovascular risk stratification.
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