Correlation of Sarcopenia with Coronary Artery Disease Severity and Pericoronary Adipose Tissue Attenuation: A Coronary CT Study

Correlation of Sarcopenia with Coronary Artery Disease Severity and Pericoronary Adipose Tissue Attenuation: A Coronary CT Study

Objective: To investigate the association between sarcopenia, as appraised with CT-derived muscle metrics, and cardiovascular status, as assessed via coronary CT angiography (CCTA) using the Coronary Artery Disease-Reporting and Data System (CAD-RADS) and with pericoronary adipose tissue (pCAT) metr...

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Main Authors: Domenico Albano, Caterina Beatrice Monti, Giovanni Antonio Risoleo, Giacomo Vignati, Silvia Rossi, Edoardo Conte, Daniele Andreini, Francesco Secchi, Stefano Fusco, Massimo Galia, Paolo Vitali, Salvatore Gitto, Carmelo Messina, Luca Maria Sconfienza
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: MDPI AG 2024-10-01
Series:Tomography
Subjects:
sarcopenia
pericoronary adipose tissue
coronary artery disease
CAD-RADS
coronary computed tomography angiography
Online Access:https://www.mdpi.com/2379-139X/10/11/128
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