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1/2023
vol. 88 Cardiovascular radiology
abstract:
Original paper
Determinants of perivascular adipose tissue stranding as a novel imaging marker and its relation to inflammatory biomarker high-sensitivity C-reactive protein
Hamidreza Pouraliakbar
1
,
Abolfazl Abouie
2
,
Elham Ziaeifar
3
,
Nima Rakhshankhah
2
,
Abbas Arjmand Shabestari
4
,
Parham Rabiei
1
,
Bahram Mohebbi
5
,
Mohammad Javad Alemzade-Ansari
6
,
Nejat Mahdieh
7
1.
Rajaie Cardiovascular Medical and Research Centre, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
2.
Department of Radiology, School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences (IUMS), Tehran, Iran
3.
Department of Dermatology, Rasool Akram Medical Complex Clinical Research Development Centre (RCRDC), School of Medicine, Iran University of Medical Sciences (IUMS), Tehran, Iran
4.
Department of Radiology, Modarres Hospital Shahid Beheshti University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
5.
Cardiovascular Intervention Research Centre, Cardio-Oncology Research Centre, Rajaie Cardiovascular Medical and Research Centre, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
6.
Cardiovascular Intervention Research Centre, Rajaie Cardiovascular Medical and Research Centre, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
7.
Cardiogenetic Research Centre, Rajaie Cardiovascular Medical and Research Centre, Iran University of Medical Sciences, Tehran, Iran
© Pol J Radiol 2023; 88: e141-e148
Online publish date: 2023/03/18
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Introduction
This study aimed to examine the relationship of perivascular adipose tissue (PVAT) stranding in coronary computed tomography angiography (CCTA) with high-sensitivity C-reactive protein (hsCRP) and the determinants of PVAT stranding in coronary artery disease (CAD) patients. Material and methods This retrospective cross-sectional study was done by collecting data from CAD patients who were referred to Rajaie Cardiovascular Centre between January 2018 and September 2020, with CCTA and hsCRP test 72 hours apart from the CCTA. PVAT stranding was defined as irregular obscuration of PVAT adjacent to the coronary arteries. An attempt was made to find a correlation between included variables and PVAT stranding by comparing them between 2 groups: patients with and without PVAT stranding. Results From 92 patients, 31 participants had PVAT stranding, and statistically significant higher levels of hsCRP were detected in them (p = 0.007). We demonstrated significantly higher prevalence of history of hyperlipidaemia (OR = 3.83, p = 0.029), high-risk plaque features (OR = 11.80, p = 0.015), and obstructive coronary luminal stenosis (OR = 3.25, p = 0.025) in patients with PVAT stranding. Also, significantly higher PVAT attenuation was detected in patients with PVAT stranding (p < 0.001) independently from mean attenuation of epicardial fat. Conclusions PVAT stranding could be used as a novel non-invasive marker in CCTA of CAD patients. More studies focusing on patient outcomes are required to better evaluate the reliability and prognostic value of this marker. keywords:
perivascular adipose tissue, coronary computed tomography angiography, high-sensitivity C-reactive protein, coronary artery disease |