Correlation between Epicardial Adipose Thickness and Coronary Artery Calcium Score in prediction of significant coronary Artery stenosis in symptomatic Egyptian male

Volume 20 No 10 (2022)

Eman Rashad Zaky , Asmaa Ahmed Ali , Nadia Ahmed Agiba, Mostafa Ismail Saleh Mansour , Layla Ahmed Aboud Mohamed

DOI: 10.14704/nq.2022.20.10.NQ55096

Abstract

The commonest cause of death in Europe and North America is cardiovascular disease (CVD). A clinical priority is to detect atherosclerosis early. Coronary calcifications and epicardial adipose thickness (EAT) are an early signs of CAD. They considered a direct marker for the overall plaque burden and thought to be an early presentation of (subclinical) atherosclerosis. Male gender is a major risk factor for CAD

Keywords

coronary artery calcium score, Epicardial adipose thickness, Egyptian male

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