| Autor: |
José A. Morán Quijada, Mario E. Nápoles Lizano, Ramón González Chinea, Francisco L. Moreno Martínez, Omaida J. López Bernal, Estrella M. Hernández Hurtado |
| Jazyk: |
English<br />Spanish; Castilian |
| Rok vydání: |
2015 |
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| Zdroj: |
CorSalud, Vol 7, Iss 4, Pp 266-274 (2015) |
| Druh dokumentu: |
article |
| ISSN: |
2078-7170 |
| Popis: |
Introduction: Coronary atherosclerotic disease is a major cause of death in Cuba and elsewhere. The volume of epicardial fat is considered a new cardiovascular risk factor because of its association with coronary atherogenesis. Objective: To determine, by multislice computed tomography, the association between epicardial fat volume and the presence of coronary atherosclerotic plaques. Method: A descriptive study was conducted with a universe of 130 patients with chest pain suggestive of ischemic heart disease, of which 117 were selected by opinion sampling. These patients underwent a calcium score study, a coronary angiography and a measurement of the epicardial fat volume. Results: Male patients predominated (54.7%) and those aged 60-69 years (32.5%). A high volume of epicardial fat was found in 51.3% of patients, affecting 52.8% of women; 78.9% of patients with a calcium score between 100 and 399 UH had a high volume of epicardial fat, just as 71.2% of those with plaques and 100% of those with 4 or 5 plaques; 41% of patients had various types of plaque, which were mainly located in the anterior descending artery (88.1%). Conclusions: The measurement of the volume of epicardial fat is a useful tool to estimate the presence of coronary disease. When it was high, it was associated with older age, female gender and the presence of a higher calcium score, more plaques, more injuries and a greater involvement of the anterior descending artery. |
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